88. One may utilize in a large, poorly lighted room masses of luminous colors to give artificial sunlight to the room deficient therein, but in the small, poorly lighted room this treatment should be avoided.

COLOR SCHEMES FOR ROOMS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS

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KEYNOTE
COLORS
ABABAB
FloorDrapery
Border
Wood TrimWainscotingSide-WallFurniture
Coverings
(Brown and
gray tones
)
(Full tones)(Wood tones)(Deep tones)(Soft tones)(Soft tones)
BrownYellowMissionGreenRedGreen
Deep oak
brown
OrangeMissionBlueOrangeBlue
Light oakGreenLight oakVioletYellowViolet
Deep oliveBlueOakRedGreenRed
Mission tones
of slate
VioletMahoganyOrangeBlueOrange
Deep plumRedViolet toned
or tulip
YellowVioletYellow

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ABABA
FurnitureFriezeDraperiesCeilingCornice
(Wood tones)(Soft tones)(Full tones)(Pale wash tones)(Pale wash tones)
MahoganyPale greenRedPalest greenPale yellow
Deep oakBlueOrangePalest bluePale green
Gold, gray or
yellow
VioletYellowPalest violetPale blue
Walnut grayGrayish redGreenPalest redPale violet
Mission brownGray orangeBluePalest orangePale orange
Gold or violet
tone
YellowVioletPalest yellowPale pink

Exception 1. The ceiling, where there is no pronounced cornice or cove, should follow the wall tint.

Exception 2. Independent of rule, a low ceiling should be in receding color.