A whole house color palette can make the rooms of your home feel cozy and connected.

Try these tricks, whether you have an open floor plan or separate spaces.

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This trick works even if you love using lots of varied colors.

Imagine a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being light and 10 being dark, says Radon.

Blue living room opening into blue dining room with pink accents in both spaces.

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But that doesn’t mean you have to paint all of the connecting spaces one color.

Then flip the ratio in the next space.

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Living room with wooden coffee table and white furniture

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A bright pure white, for example, will contrast crisply with bold colors and harmonize with softer ones.

Use the Color Wheel

Not sure how to round out your palette?

Thecolor wheelis a staple decorators tool that can help.

Loft living room

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Those that are side by side harmonize; opposites are complementary and create pleasing contrast.

Radon suggests including a harmonizing tone, a complementary tone, and a neutral in your palette.

For example, blue harmonizes with green, yellow contrasts them both, and neutrals calm.

living room looking down hallway to dining room boy in doorway

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Dining room with green painted trim

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white island and kitchen table with navy walls and brass metal chairs

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pink-and-blue themed open-concept living room and kitchen

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