Home should be the place where you can relax after busy and stressful modern days, and one of the easiest ways to achieve this is by using any soothing and calming color such as light blue. This is one of the main reasons why a lot of homeowners painted their interior walls using this color.
Many psychologists said that any room with light blue painted walls can bring a lot of benefits not only to our mind but also to our body and soul. Furthermore, in terms of visual appearance, the these kind of wall color can bring a beautiful combination of soft and tranquil vibe with a bit of elegance as any typical blue. Thus, this particular shade can fit into almost any decoration style, from vintage to modern ones.
Actually, light blue is quite versatile compared to any other shade of blue, thank’s to its neutral tone. So, it’s relatively easy to pair it with literally any other shades, whether it’s any other neutral shades or even with any bright or vibrant colors.
The main problem that mostly occurs when using light blue to paint the entire walls is that those rooms may look a bit boring and uninviting, and sometimes lacks an element of surprise. Therefore, in most cases, you need to light it up using the help of any other shades.
In this post, we will show you some great color options that based on our experiences, works really well not only to enrich but also will liven up any room with light blue walls. Let’s get to it.
What Colors Go with Light Blue Walls?
Peach
This is one of our favorite options. Even though they had a completely different hue, peach, and light blue shades a lot of similar characteristics, and that’s why they look flawless together.
Furthermore, with a bit of vibrant appearance, decorate the wall with peach can bring a bit of spicy to enrich the wall, but at the same time work together to create a peaceful and calming atmosphere.
Cream
Since they had a very similar character, both colors can works together beautifully to creates a soft, subtle and natural appearances.
The softness of the cream decor obviously won’t overpower the wall, thus will keep it becomes one of the main feature of your home. While at the same time, the cream accessories still adding enough richness to make the wall becomes more alive.
White
Here is another great flawless option that will keep the light blue spread its calmness while at the same time bringing some layered looks to make the entire wall looks much more interesting.
The sleek and crisp appearance of the bright white elements such as white accessories of white trim work will also modernize the looks of the wall, thus, this is a perfect color combination for you who want to create a modern or contemporary style decor.
Midnight Blue
For you who want to keep the blue becomes the main dominant palette for your interior while at the same time avoiding the boring, monotonous looks, then you can try combining the light blue wall with other darker shades of blue, such as navy blue, indigo, or midnight blue.
These shades can provide plenty of contrast against the wall, resulting in monochromatic and flawless layered looks with different depths of blue. And since those dark blue shades had an intense amount of blue, they will stand out elegantly to bring the your wall to the next level.
Canary Yellow
Blue and yellow is a classic color combination that had been proven to works well together. The yellow elements will create a beautiful opposite contrast against the blue that not only makes those elements stand out but at the same time helps enhance the looks of the blue wall.
To get the best result, the yellow shades should have a similar tone to the blue, and for this case, any light yellow shades such as pale yellow or canary yellow tend to be the best options.
Lime Green
No combination can provide a calming and refreshing ambiance as much as blue and green. As you can see in the image above, the lime green artworks and accessories work nicely to bring a fresh vibe to the soothing wall, making the entire wall looks aesthetically pleasing.
Moreover, this natural combination will further make your home a perfect peaceful spaces that will easily relax your mind, body, and soul.
Dark Green
Another great green shades that can be a beautiful complementary color to light blue is dark green. Even tough both shades had a complitely different intensity, they still works well together.
The dark green accents not only provide freshness as any typical green, but also bring some velvet, glam touch to further enhance the appearance of your walls.
Terracotta
This unique color had been proven to blend nicely with light blue. As you can see in the picture above, the terracotta wall art looks very interesting against the wall, making them stand out and becomes one interesting feature of this living space.
Moreover, even tough terracotta is quite bold, its not as striking as any similar options like orange or vibrant yellow, so you don’t need to worry as it won’t ruin the calming ambiance that you’ve already created.
Cherry Red
For you who need an instant way to spice up the looks of your wall, then you can try incorporating some cherry red decoration items into it. These cherry red accessories can bring an instant impact to make any boring wall looks more vibrant and cheerful.
However, to avoid the red taking over all the calming vibe of the wall, only use them as an accent and avoid overusing them.
Blush
This is another great accent color for a light blue wall to create a beautiful, aesthetically pleasing look. The blush or light pink accessories will easily blend against the wall as both had a similar soft and subtle visual appearance.
Thus, the blush accessories not only work to enrich the wall but also boost the calmness and relaxing vibe to the entire space.
Black
While black and dark blue shades had been a popular combination since years ago, it’s lighter conterpart actually can still provides a very similar outcomes.
The black elements boost plenty of elegance to the light blue, making the entire wall looks much more mature and stylish. This combo will works even better inside any modern-themed interior.
Light Gray
But if you thinks that black is overly intense, then you can try using light gray. This cohesive combo can blend seamlessly while still gives enough contrast to makes the wall looks so much better.
And since light gray comes with some elegance, it can also helps modernize the wall while still keep its soft and soothing ambiance.