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How it reads
Adventurer No. 7 is a deep plum from Little Greene, named the brand's Colour of the Year for 2026. A stockist describes it as "a majestic and calming aubergine", and the editorial coverage in Galerie, Livingetc, Domino and Ideal Home treats it as a moody, enveloping dark.
In the Design Studio Shan sitting room on this page, it covers the walls around a fireplace, set against velvet upholstery and warm brass.
What Adventurer is
Adventurer No. 7 is a deep plum from Little Greene and the brand's Colour of the Year for 2026. A stockist describes it as "a majestic and calming aubergine".
It sits between purple and red: more wine than violet, with enough brown in it to keep it grounded.
How it behaves in light
With an LRV around 11 (a third-party figure, since Little Greene does not publish one), it absorbs most of the light that reaches it. Expect it to read nearly black in shadow and plum in direct light.
We have not found designer commentary on how it shifts between north- and south-facing rooms, so sample it on the walls you plan to paint.
Where to use it
In the Design Studio Shan sitting room on this page, it covers the walls around a fireplace, set against velvet seating and brass accents.
Galerie, Livingetc, Domino and Ideal Home all covered it as a colour for rooms meant to feel enveloping: sitting rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms.
What it sits next to
In the room here it pairs with velvet, timber and brass. Warm whites and creams keep it from feeling heavy.
On this site, compare it with Brinjal and Preference Red from Farrow & Ball, and with Poe, a Roman clay in the same wine family.
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