Faded Rosewood
FADED ROSEWOOD | #C18E81
tenderness · memory · comfort · romance · grace
About the shade
Faded Rosewood is a dusty rose pink with brown in it, like a rose that's dried in a vase. It's muted and grown-up, more earth than blush. It's pinker and cooler than Apricot Clay and much lighter than Black Cherry. In soft light it looks almost mauve, and in warm light the brown comes forward.
Where you'll see it
Dried roses, old brick in soft light, unglazed clay pottery, and the inside of a seashell. It's in faded velvet, old wallpaper, the inside of a fig, and pink sandstone at dusk. Look for it in vintage linens that have been washed a hundred times and in cherry wood that's lost its shine.
In your home
A living room, a bedroom, or a guest room. It pairs well with olive, cream, gray, brass, and deep green. Linen napkins, an armchair, or a plaster-finish wall all show it off. In a bathroom it's lovely with white tile and brass, and in a bedroom it works on a headboard or in layered bedding with cream and sage.
In everyday life
A cardigan, a lip color, letter paper, or a frame for pressed flowers. It's in a silk slip, a ceramic vase, a recipe box, or a ribbon tied around a gift. It suits the things people keep for a long time, the pieces that hold onto a memory.
Color and spirit
Dusty pinks are often connected with the heart chakra, traditionally tied to love, compassion, and tenderness. In feng shui, pink is associated with relationships and the love corner of a home. Rose quartz is the crystal most often linked with this color, known in many traditions as a stone of self-love and gentle healing, with rhodochrosite close behind. Some people keep a pink stone or a few dried roses near the bed.
