Grey? Would you say it's boring? Not at all... But look at it from a different angle. Noble color. The color of elegance and peace. If someone says, “It doesn’t suit me,” they will be making a big mistake. Gray should not be considered a color that causes apathy, melancholy, or depressing. If you really think so, then maybe you just don’t know how to wear it?
For all its apparent simplicity, gray is quite complex. There is no pure gray, just as there is no pure white or black. These are all shades. Gray is neutral, a symbol of stability and relaxation. It will look great on both a child and an elderly person, on both a miniature and an overweight figure, and can be worn at any time of the year. For office wear, gray is an indispensable option! But it’s also great for going out. Gray suits everyone, the main thing is to choose accompanying colors and shades and place accents. There is nothing complicated about it. So, let’s figure out what gray color goes with in clothes.
Color combinations with gray
Shades of gray can be divided into neutral warm and cool. Warm - gray with reddish, orange, green and yellow shades, cold - gray with blue, cyan and violet shades. We combine cool shades with cold ones in clothes, and warm shades with warm ones.
Gray and gray
A very complex combination, but on trend among fashion designers in 2016. In this case, the presence of a third color is desirable. The combination of two different shades of gray, complemented by accessories of a different color, looks extremely elegant. We combine light and dark shades. A pearl-colored blouse looks great with whitish-gray trousers and an anthracite-toned jacket or coat. The set can be complemented with a lilac scarf or bright jewelry.
Red: wine shades, burgundy and gray
What gray color goes well with in clothes is with all shades of red. This combination can be said to be a classic. Gray with bright red or scarlet does not look vulgar, but impressive. The combination of light gray and wine, cherry or Bordeaux is noble and refined. In this color scheme, the selected toilets are appropriate for the office and for going to the theatre, exhibition, or celebration. Dark gray and thick, rich burgundy look somewhat gloomy; fashion designers recommend diluting such a set with white.
A gray jacket goes well.
Pink and gray
Gray harmonizes and emphasizes the beauty of pink in all shades. Light gray will present the tenderness and tenderness of pale tones of pink like a flower in a crystal vase. Ash will emphasize the romance of desaturated pink, and darker shades of gray are perfect for bright pink. You can combine gray and pink more successfully with different fabric textures. Let’s say a pastel pink chiffon dress and a pearl-colored jacket made of thick silk or satin. Gray stretch trousers and a pink flared blouse made of lightweight fabric.
Fuchsia and gray
This is one of the favorite options for combining gray color in clothes among designers in the last season, and judging by the success among women, it will not leave the catwalks any time soon. Fuchsia color harmonizes brilliantly with gray, which slightly dims its brightness. Exquisite - light shades of gray and fuchsia. Particularly impressive when combined with fuchsia is steel tone, pale pink and dark gray.
Purple, lilac and gray
Dark shades in a duet with purple are ideal for every day. Light gray cool shades and purple are a very elegant combination. Purple combined with shiny or sequined gray creates a chic evening look. No less successful is the combination of gray with all shades of lilac.
Yellow, orange and gray
Colors that are associated with the sun, summer, warmth, and relaxation. But when you combine them with gray you can get a fresh, light, stylish look. Pale yellow is combined with cool tones with shades of gray.
Bright, lemon tones – with dark shades of gray. It will look cozy if you add light or neutral gray to soft and calm orange tones, such as peach, apricot, sand. Bright orange, coral and light gray look energetic and lively; such a color palette of an outfit will put you in a good mood, and not only the hostess.
Brown and gray
These two colors, wonderfully combined with each other, are good for both classic, sporty, retro, urban, and ethnic styles. Well-chosen shades will give the owner a solid, natural look. Dark beige and all shades of chocolate will require anthracite, taupe and the noble color of wet asphalt, but these tones of gray will look warmer with the color of rust, ocher, terracotta, sepia, etc.
Blue, cyan and gray
Blue and dark tones with gray look strict and confident. Designers are increasingly using this combination to create toilets for everyday wear and for office models. Gray and blue, electric blue, bright blue, cornflower blue, indigo - great for youth collections and sports style. Bright tones of blue effectively complement dark steel, anthracite, and ash gray.
A gray jacket and is an ideal choice for any age. And silver shoes and accessories will add femininity and some playfulness to the look.
Turquoise, seawater and gray
The color gray in women's clothing is luxuriously combined with turquoise, sea wave, and azure shades. In one toilet with gray they create a truly magnificent color palette. Such combinations are equally good for any type of appearance. Chic for an evening or cocktail look, especially if one or both tones have a metallic, shimmery sheen.
Cool shades of green and gray
The combination of gray and dark green colors will add a certain mystery and enigma, while more lively, bright colors will attract the gaze of others. Look great with gray colors - olive, khaki, bottle shade.
There is only one selection rule - the darker the shade of gray, the lighter or brighter the green should be. Ideal - light clean gray with bright, rich green.
Pastel colors and gray
All pastel tones of the color palette will look romantic and fresh in combination with dark, closer to black, and neutral gray. Delicate light shades of gray and any pastel. They look cute on children and young ladies, and they refresh and rejuvenate older ladies. Elements that emphasize femininity - ruffles, lace, flounces, embroidery - are perfect for this combination.
Gold, silver and other metallic colors and gray
Pure gray and all its dark shades perfectly highlight the metallic shine. Of course, the most compatible and looks chic on gray is silver. After that – gold and other metallic tones. Gold is recommended to be worn with gray as an addition, such as jewelry, handbag, belt or shoes. The main thing is not to overdo it with the selection of shiny accessories. It will be great if you complement the look with a delicate pastel shade.
White, black and gray
A classic combination with both white and black. Elegant - three colors in one set. This is a strict, business style. It is believed that an elegant woman’s wardrobe must contain items of three colors: white, gray and black. Accessories help you create a new set of them each time.
Well, now you know what the color gray goes with in clothes, what colors to match it with and how to put together an image. Finally, a little advice: two, maximum three colors in your outfit, and you will always be stylish and neat.
And more wonderful combinations in clothes with gray:
Gray color in different shades is present in the design of premises very often.
Calm steel tone is considered gloomy, but experts, combining it with bright colors, create beautiful living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and even bathrooms.
Modern, high-tech, art deco are a combination of gray and bright saturated shades: yellow, purple, blue, red, orange and pink. Living space in this design will become stylish and attractive.
Any color has its own emotional load and influence on a person. Light gray tones convey calmness, readiness for contact, and freedom.
Its dark tones have a calm and heavy effect on people, people become more sensitive, the need for mental and physical satisfaction arises, and they are bothered by feelings of anxiety and fatigue. But still, gray color is ideal for decorating a kitchen, living room, bedroom, hallway, and even a children’s room, the main thing is to choose the right additional shade for it.
When decorating a bedroom, it is important to know what colors go with gray in the interior of the room. It will harmonize more advantageously not in combination with its own shades, but with other colors.
Neighborhoods with cream, white, brown, beige, and blue colors are well suited for bedrooms. Bedrooms with lilac and green accents are especially stylish. Wallpaper for it should be light gray in color.
This tone with brown will give the bedroom a serious but cozy look. It is not recommended to take gray and orange at the same time, but with yellow it will be very nice.
The living room can be decorated in gray, choosing its different shades - it will be more modern. You can use a general steel background, and the furniture is darker or lighter.
You can also dilute the gray field with bright additions: burgundy, purple, lilac as pillows, upholstery of the sofa and armchairs. Wallpaper should be light gray with contrasting stripes, ornaments, and rich colors. And also put furniture with bright colored details of yellow, light green or orange paint.
When choosing a gray color for room design, it is important to remember all its positive and negative characteristics. The main thing, while observing everything, is not to overdo it with the inclusion of decoration details, otherwise everything will come out pretentious and tasteless.
You can watch the video on how to use gray color in the interior:
Have you ever noticed how certain sets of clothes are arranged in boutiques: trousers, shirts, dresses, jumpers, scarves? What especially attracts you to buy these particular trousers, for example? Color?
Yes, you seem to know for sure that this particular color of trousers suits you and will go with the clothes that you already have. But when you come home, you find that you chose ordinary trousers that don’t go well with anything. What's the secret?
Table of color combinations in clothes
| Primary colors | Harmonizing colors and shades | Inharmonious colors |
| Green color, blue-green, yellow and its shades, shades of blue and blue, black. | Warm red, terracotta, orange, pink (mostly), shades of brown, olive. | |
| The color of green grass, shades of yellow, achromatic (white, black and gray), blue. | Terracotta, orange, black, purple colors. | |
| Blue, burgundy, gray, brown, light blue, shades of green. | Warm shades of red, gold, chestnut, orange, olive. | |
| Violet and lilac, blue, green, yellow-green, brown colors, white. | : red, pink, purple. | |
| Indigo, sea green, warm green, orange, blue, olive. | Violet, pink, purple, lilac. | |
| Olive, golden, gray, blue with a greenish tint, beige. | Bordeaux, chestnut, lilac, pink. | |
| Green, olive, golden, ultramarine, mignonette, lilac, gray. | : red, burgundy, pink. | |
| Greenish-yellow, violet, lilac, yellow-green, ultramarine. | Pure red. | |
| Ultramarine, pure red, dark green, sky blue, purple, violet, dark gold, olive, brown, gray. | Mignonette color, pink, lilac. | |
| Green, brown, golden. | Bordeaux, beige, pink. | |
| Bright scarlet, brown, cinnabar, violet, purple, blue, yellowish green. | Ultramarine, sky blue, golden yellow. | |
| Blue, brown, gray, chestnut, golden, ultramarine, greenish blue, dark olive, orange, green, red. | Bordeaux, beige, mignonette color, lilac, pink. | |
| Violet, purple. | Blue, yellow, orange. | |
| Brown, chestnut, red, pink, lilac, gray. | Blue, green, olive, burgundy, beige, gold, ultramarine. | |
| Brick, cinnabar, yellow. | Purple, red-violet. | |
| Blue, brown, red, burgundy, chestnut, ultramarine, gray. | Green, olive, golden, mignonette, lilac, pink. | |
| Red, brick, cinnabar, ultramarine, orange, purple, light violet. | Bordeaux, dark purple, lilac. | |
| Red, golden, orange, sky blue, olive, brown, burgundy, gray, chestnut, beige. | Yellowish-green, violet, purple, green, blue, mignonette, lilac, pink. | |
| Olive, red, gray, golden, burgundy. | Green, mignonette color, lilac, brown. | |
| Golden, yellow, orange, light green, grass green, sea water color. | Red, cinnabar, brick. | |
| Grey, chestnut, beige, mignonette, light purple, green. | Blue, olive, brown, red, burgundy, gold, ultramarine, pink. | |
| Golden yellow, yellowish green, sky blue, canary. | Purple, orange, brick, ultramarine. | |
| Green, gray, beige, ultramarine, pink, blue-green, olive, blue. | Lilac, chestnut, red, golden. | |
| Black, green, ultramarine, red, raspberry, blue, pink, beige, lilac, blue. | Brown, warm orange and yellow. | |
Color wheel
Marketers and sales experts strive to display one type of clothing in several colors at once: blue, red, green, white. And it is this rainbow, this colorfulness and variety of shades that makes you gasp at the presented dress, trousers or blouse.
In a single form without the rest of the collection, your choice becomes not so “tasty”. It's all about color - it is what creates the look and first impression of the item in your new wardrobe. Well, don’t dress like a rainbow now, so that all your new trousers don’t lose their attractiveness without the lack of contrasts. This can be easily solved if you learn how to properly combine colors in your clothes, then your mood will be as colorful and cheerful as your outfits.
What is a color wheel and how to use it to combine different shades of clothing - watch the video:
How to wear blue correctly?
Blue is a universal color that combines two opposites in its spectrum: from delicate blue and turquoise to gloomy dark blue. We are accustomed to associate blue shades with light, heavenly, summer-spring, dreamy, and dark blue colors with either a boring business style, or with something like “as long as it’s not black.”
In fact, all blue colors can be extremely beneficial to decorate and complete your wardrobe. Light blue tones of clothing go well with contrasting dark blue or red, orange, and brown.
Also fresh and original, blue is combined with gray, golden glitter, and soft olive color.
Don't risk wearing blue with pink or green: such a splash of color may inadvertently make you look like a parrot.
Combination of blue and orange
The color of aqua (or simply turquoise) goes well with purple, yellow and brown; cream shades are also suitable.
Dark blue and cream color in clothes
Electric blue will complement your golden dress or light brown cream trousers. Strict blue, almost dark, the color goes well with:
People who prefer blue are strong, confident individuals. That is why it is the most advantageous color option after black in the business world.
How to use green clothes?
Green is a popular color these days. The eternal sunshine of green makes our minds dream more, strive for victory, self-control and self-confidence.
Green reminds us of youth and spring; this color of Saturn can revive any boring look and even an old, gloomy wardrobe.
Dark green color is a very good choice for business clothes; in it you will instill confidence in your interlocutors, stability and success.
For yourself, green can become a harmonious, pleasant and calming color.
Green is especially loved by red-haired people, so we can assume that green is friends with:
- orange;
- blue;
- blue;
- yellow;
- white.
Pale green will not look “too much” if you wear such wardrobe items under black or gray clothes. You should be careful when combining green and red, purple, and brown.
What to do with purple?
Purple is a mixture of red and blue, two opposites, elements. However, purple is unique for its calming effect on the human psyche, its harmonious and attractive appearance.
This color is good for women, especially creative, pregnant, romantic, young and mysterious women.
Clothing in purple colors goes well with:
- yellow;
- orange;
- white;
- with lighter or darker shades of the same purple in one look.
For a meeting it is good to match purple with black, and for a romantic walk – with white.
For fair-haired or fair-haired girls, lilac, lilac, the color of grapes or ripe plums will look especially touching, and if you are a brunette, then an almost inky color, rich blueberry, thick indigo color will look good.
To avoid overdoing purple, don't pair it with red or green.
Brown shades
Brown is the favorite everyday color after black. Clothing in this range of colors looks great as a base in your look.
You can wear brown accessories, shoes, jewelry (leather straps, bracelets, beads), and the rest of your wardrobe - according to the dictates of your soul, and you will look correct, harmonious.
The brown color depends on the texture of the fabrics in which it will be served.
It harmonizes well with leather elements - jackets, shoes, bags, straps.
Brown goes great with:
- white;
- denim, blue;
- bright blue flowers;
- creamy light tones;
- fuchsia pink, fawn, beige;
- green.
What to do with beige?
Beige color is also the base of the image. It will serve well as a tint background for bright colors: red, yellow, crimson, turquoise.
Beige, almost like white, you can wear under everything: it does not attract attention, it looks smooth and appropriate, restrained, but not as deliberately elegant as white.
Turquoise – what to wear with it?
Turquoise is the color of spring, summer and early autumn. In this color, it is important to understand what clothes can be made in this tone.
Turquoise or more mint shade
Turquoise is good in the form of light blouses, trousers, tops, dresses, scarves.
The color of the sea wave will look good with light colors: white, yellow, golden, cream, lilac, light orange, light gray, brown.
Turquoise does not match red, pink, light green, or green.
Red – passion and challenge
Red is the king of all existing colors and shades. Associations with red are love, thirst, strength, power, challenge, emotion.
But you need to know how to combine red, because it is one of the most insidious colors: from an emphatic accent, it can slip into unceremonious vulgarity.
Red is worn with black - it's a classic, with white - it's a bold contrast. This color can be added to burgundy, green, blue, yellow.
This color is beneficial with purple, lemon, light green, but it is especially pleasant with beige or blue. The taboo applies only to the combinations red-brick, red-brown.
Bordeaux color in clothes
The color Bordeaux is a deep shade of red. Depending on what color burgundy is combined with, the image can look elegant or touching.
Dark gray is an intermediate shade between medium gray and black, so you can see echoes of the latter in its meaning.
Dark gray is the color of stone, deep shadow, and an approaching storm. It can be called a gloomy, transitional shade between the other world and this world. And if most shades of gray are characterized by calmness and regularity, then in the case of a dark undertone we see a manifestation of the instability of black. Dark gray, like a silent cry or lingering rain, caught in captivity of melancholy and apathy. This shade is more of a protest against shackles, but at the same time it is full of elemental energy and bohemian charm.
Dark symbolizes search, creativity, temperament, self-confidence, the desire for nature and its conquest.
Dark gray, given the fact that it has a very limited light range, has many shades due to various undertones. They can be divided into warm and cold: warm ones include shades with an admixture of yellow, red (green, brown), and cold shades with blue and black.
Below are the colors in the Pantone system.
Light gray color matches
One of the options for a complex combination of dark gray color
- with gray (2) - soft natural range. Due to the lightness of both tones, it seems that the colors transform into each other, thereby enhancing the organic nature of the combination.
- with gray wood (3), which deepens the gray palette and adds a slight cold-warm and light contrast to it. The gray-wood tone gives the composition stability and a positive direction.
Complete the combination with milk chocolate, cream, marengo.
Palettes of dark gray combinations
Stone beach in the morning
The soft shades of dawn and blue water are contrasted with the gray-black massif of stones, which evokes a feeling of bright contrast of pastels, pure tones and monochrome. This combination is emotionally rich and aesthetic. The palette includes such shades as white-gray, white-peach, water color, old wood, dark gray, black.
Lantern for late autumn
This range is composed in warm, gray tones, in it you can see how multifaceted this shade is with its richness of undertones. The composition is built on light contrast, on the one hand it is dull, but on the other hand it is beautiful and subtle in its silence. It includes colors such as white-gray, light gray khaki, old wood, light gray-green, dark gray, black.
Continental break
And again, dark gray returns to the theme of stone, in this case a rock - high, powerful, evoking feelings of disobedience and spontaneity; next to it, yellow and green shades seem naive, further emphasizing the grandeur of dark gray. From this picture you can borrow a color scheme of white with a pink tint, slate, dark yellow, protective, sepia, dark gray.
Family house
Vintage furnishings using brown, black, gray tones emphasize the bohemian nature of the described tone. He proudly talks about the owner’s wealth, his amazing taste and desire for natural colors. Consider a combination with medium gray, gray beige, black sea, chocolate glaze, dark gray, black.
Combination of pink and dark gray can be both bright and piercing depending on the shade of the first. Delicate, soft tones, both pure and hazy, will soften the combination, while bright shades of fuchsia, on the contrary, will add audacity, but will not forget about grace. Combine the main tone with white and pink, sakura, ash rose, magenta, raspberry.
Color combination: dark gray and red retains the priority of a bright spot, but at the same time acquires classical severity. In this combination, red can be either bright or restrained, even burgundy. When using it, one should not forget about simultaneous contrast. For example, consider pairs with garnet, Chinese red, dark red, ruby, and cherry.
Dark gray goes with orange following the example of red: orange, as a warm, bright shade, is opposed to monochrome, standing out significantly against its background, however, its intensity is muted and ennobled. A tandem with light peach, coral, carrot, fiery, red-orange would be interesting.
Dark gray goes with yellow– as a softer version of black and yellow contrast, at the same time expressive, although closer to everyday colors. Muted, golden shades of yellow create a soft, natural pairing. For example, take a look at the combination with sand, corn, mustard, amber, and tan.
Warm green and dark gray combine like a calm and stylish couple. Warm gray-green shades intertwine with the main tone creating a soft color, light and cold-warm contrast. This natural palette, full of harmony, is calming. The combination includes avocado, fainting frog, swamp green, khaki, dark green.
Cool green goes with dark gray, forming a stable cold range. For a harmonious color scheme, both cool gray-green shades and bright, expressive tones are suitable. They form a stable, cool, attractive tandem. Example: with light gray-green, wormwood, jade, patina, emerald.
Color combination: dark gray and blue, light blue. Depending on the lightness of the blue color, the nature of the combination changes: light blue tones create a spectacular contrast, when darker shades flow into the main tone, deepening it and themselves. The palette is composed of white-blue, water color, sea wave, Prussian blue, sapphire.
Purple goes with dark gray like a delicate lilac tone or a bright purple hue, giving the couple a feminine charm, introducing an element of mystery and exoticism. This is one of the most successful combinations with the described tone. Check out pairs with pale lilac, lilac, purple, grape, violet.
Combination of dark gray and brown– on the one hand, gloomy, but on the other – natural, refined, deep. The colors flow into each other, enhancing the sense of volume, light and shadow, and light brown ones give a glare effect. The tandem includes tones of cocoa with milk, coffee with milk, golden brown, golden chestnut, chocolate.
Neutral combinations with dark gray. Shades tending towards monochrome create a palette of light and shadow, which can be either independent or a background for other contrasts. Tones such as milk, latte, beige, steel, dark black are relatives of dark gray and look good in its company.
Dark gray color refers to the basic shades: an item purchased in this tone, depending on the pair, can go into different styles. The tone increases the contrast of appearance, slims, and gives expensive charm. It can be strict, gothic, informal, sporty, elegant, urban, etc. This shade is a perfect match for bright colors: it does not enhance them, but they remain the center of attention.
Let's look at how dark gray transforms in a wardrobe depending on the color combination.
Black gives this tone a slight sheen.
To achieve moderate black and white contrast, dark gray is the ideal solution.
By combining different shades of gray, we get a stylish solution. You can always add black or white to it.
Warm, beige color will add an elegant, feminine component.
Bright brown tones are soft and natural.
Yellow can be bright or golden mustard, either way it takes on an autumnal look with dark gray.
Orange, in addition to the main color, will require black as a balance enhancer.
Bright red and dark gray can be strict and eccentric, although the main color mutes the red fire, it is not enough to extinguish it.
Wine tones are for a noble combination.
Hot pink and fuchsia colors add feminine audacity to the combination.
Soft pinks enhance light contrast and breathe lightness and innocence into the set.
The purple pair looks like a logical continuation of the main color.
Blue, like the sky or water reflection at dusk, tandem requires black.
Sky blue brings lightness and softness.
Cool greens transform dark grays to their advantage, especially if you add gold elements to them.
Warm, medium-dark tones of green fit organically into gray tones, and you can also add black to them.
Dark gray color in the interior
Dark gray color in the interior as the creative power of individual design.
First of all, this is the absence of a specific style - most often rooms decorated with dark gray are eclectic. The dark background of the walls emphasizes the richness of colors and the outlines of shapes, thereby highlighting the expressiveness of the accents. White and black colors are constant companions of this direction. Moderate natural light illuminating a room is absorbed by dark surfaces but reflected by light ones, so all light elements will “glow” in such an environment. An even distribution of such objects will give the necessary balance and distribution of light.
Evening and night lighting is preferably of a warm spectrum, since fire and stone are long-familiar components filled with emotions. For the same reason, wood, iron and all natural fabrics will look advantageous. Decorate such rooms with green or live plants - this gives confidence and calm.
The combination of green with tones such as pink, red, yellow, orange, blue, purple, cinnamon, gray, beige, etc. Tables
Green is the most pleasant color for the eye and it is its shades that we distinguish to a greater extent. This is also because its wave occupies the middle of the ranges of light waves we distinguish.
Its shades are very diverse: from very light to very dark. They also differ in undertones, which depend on the admixture of colors: these can be yellow, blue, red tones.
This is not to say that orange is suitable for green, although this pair is undoubtedly a popular combination. However, for each shade of green there are shades of orange that will look most harmonious when paired. We suggest looking at tables of color combinations with different shades.
Yellow-green - This is a tone of green with a predominance of yellow in its composition. Fresh, bright and cheerful, it is a shade of spring greenery.
Green classic – bright, medium green color, rich and expressive. Such a pure tone is rare in nature, so it can be attributed to a magical, ideal nature.
Gray-green – one of the most common shades: restrained, strict, natural. Tone is a relative of khaki.
Cool green - This is a representative of a whole branch of shades, where blue predominates in the composition. The brightest representatives will be emerald and blue-green colors.
Each color type can be assigned its own shade of green:
Yellow-green will look best on representatives of the “” color type
Rich classic green is the best choice for girls (although they can also use bright yellow-green shades)
Discreet, complex gray-green is a smart choice for the “ ” color type.
Cool shades of green will contrast perfectly with the warm appearance of the “”, besides, red (like red-orange) tones are complementary to blue-green, which increases the advantage of the contrast.
For “summer”, cool, non-bright tones of green will also be interesting, and “autumn” - gray-green.
How is the green combination scheme drawn up?
The background plate is filled with a shade of green, with which the combination is made. In the upper left corner you can see 3 neutral shades (filled in circles) numbered 1, 2, 3: (1) (top) is a shade of white that is more suitable for this color. (2) - a shade of gray or beige that most successfully sets off the combination. (3) - a dark, neutral color that enhances the contrast of the entire palette.
On the right, colors are superimposed in the form of rectangular dies that can form a harmonious pair with the main fill color.
Green color combination
The combination of green is as relaxed as its shades: it easily adapts to the colors of its companions: it blooms with bright and warm shades, gets lost between cold ones, forming depth and volume, and comes to the fore with neutral tones. It cannot be said that some colors go better with the main tone, since changing its “role” is just a change of mood.
With warm shades of green it enters into a warm-cold contrast, with cold shades it intertwines with tone and only the light difference can make this combination expressive.
Green + pink, coral
The combination of pink and green is a common natural combination of flowers and greenery, so it is pleasing to the eye. We are ready to perceive both delicate (pastel) colors and (even the darkest) colors of any type next to it.
In addition to the usual combination, shades of pink are very light red (or, which can also be divided into red and blue), and this, in turn, is related to the main tone. This means that this range will be more attractive than the brightest color pair in the world: .
Yellow-green goes with pink:
sakura, shrimp, Barbie color, magenta, fuchsia. Basic colors: cream, gray wood, black and gray.
Royal green goes with pink:
white-pink, carnation, ultra-pink, amaranth, purple-pink. Neutral palette: light cream, light gray, black and gray.
Gray-green goes with pink:
pink-peach, salmon, clover, amaranth, lingonberry. Base: gray-cream, greenish-gray, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes well with pink:
white-pink, carnation, sunset,
flamingoaceae, amaranthaceae. Supporting tones: soft cream, light gray, black and gray.
Green + red, burgundy
The combination of red and green is controversial. Many may say that this is vulgar. If you look at this pair from the point of view of color theory, it will be one of the most spectacular. True, in practice this effect is too effective, so that sometimes it hurts the eyes, and such an attack on the psyche may seem hostile. Therefore, many choose direct combinations of complementary colors, trying to dim, replace or complicate the colors of the pair.
Look the same way
Yellow-green goes with red:
watermelon, scarlet, crimson, cherry, wine. Base: cream, medium orange-beige, black-gray.
Royal green goes with red:
light red, raspberry, coral red, carmine, bright burgundy, wine. Basic: light cream, medium peach-beige, black-gray.
Gray-green goes with red:
light pink coral, cardinal,
coral-burgundy, wine, dark burgundy. Neutrals: gray-cream, medium yellow-beige, black-gray.
Cool green goes with red:
light red, red-orange
coral-burgundy, port, wine. Base: soft cream, medium orange-beige, black-gray.
Green + orange, peach
Green combines with orange to form an attractive sunny pair, which also includes complementary colors, since orange consists of yellow and red. Combinations with complex tones of orange, such as coral or peach, will be especially interesting. Cool shades, like, are in contrast, since they are not both primary (that is, they do not belong to blue, red, yellow), their brightness is moderate and attractive.
Yellow-green goes with orange:
yellow-coral, orange-coral,
orange, fiery, red-orange. Neutral colors: cream, old wood, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes with orange:
light orange, yellow-orange, bright orange, red-orange, red. Basic: light cream, greenish-gray, black-gray.
Gray-green goes with orange:
peach, orange-coral,
golden-copper, dark coral, brick. Base: grey-cream, platinum, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes well with orange:
orange-coral, carrot, red-orange, brick, red. Base: soft cream, gray-beige, black-gray.
Green + yellow, gold
The combination of colors: green and yellow is built on the harmony of related shades (green consists of blue and yellow). It is warm, joyful, sunny, and easy to perceive. In addition, the eye, looking at this combination, completes the middle shades between the pair, which leads to an in-depth perception of color. In addition, there is light and thermal resonance in the pair.
Yellow-green goes with yellow:
pale yellow, signal yellow, amber, old gold, bright gold. Basic tones: cream, medium yellow-beige, anthracite.
Royal green goes with yellow:
apricot, banana, mustard,
bright gold, dark gold. Base: light cream, light orange-beige, wet asphalt.
Gray-green goes with yellow:
champagne, straw, golden oak, pale gold, dark gold. Neutral shades: gray-cream, medium brown-beige, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with yellow:
apricot, corn, mustard,
bright gold, old gold. Basic: soft cream, medium orange-beige, black-gray.
Green + warm green
Green combines in its range of warm shades to form a play of light and shadow. In it, all attention will be focused on the main color, and additional tones will give it gloss and lively shine. This range will be an excellent background for.
Yellow-green goes well with warm green:
pale green, chartreuse, marsh,
brown-green, dark green. Base: cream, medium peach beige, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes well with warm green:
lime, kiwi color, moss green, pine needle tone, dark green. Base: light cream, medium yellow-beige, black-gray.
Gray-green goes well with warm green:
pea green, olive green, khaki, pine green, brown green. Neutral shades: gray-cream, medium brown-beige,
wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with warm green:
light green, chartreuse, yellow-green, toad in love, dark green. Basic: soft cream, medium orange-beige, black-gray.
Green + cool green
The combination of green with its cold shades, as in the case with warm ones, deepens the main color. If the main tone is warm, then it looks even warmer and richer in a pair (due to), if it is cold, then the effect of chiaroscuro is obtained. as in the previous case, such a palette is a good background for other colors.
Yellow-green goes well with cool green:
menthol, jade, mint,
emerald, malachite. Basic tones: cream, gray-brown, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes well with cold green:
water color, neon green, jade, patina, malachite. Base: light cream, asphalt color, black-gray.
Gray-green goes well with cool green:
water green, light grey-green, wasabi, wormwood, dark spruce. Neutral shades: gray-cream, greenish-gray,
wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with cool green:
neon green, menthol,
jade, dark spruce, Junebug color. Basic: soft cream, gray-beige, black-gray.
Green + blue, cyan
Yellow-green goes with blue:
aquamarine, bright blue, dark turquoise,
sapphire. Base: cream, taupe, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes with blue:
water color, cyan, blue-green, dark blue, black-blue. Base: light cream, asphalt color, black-gray.
Gray-green goes with blue:
soft blue, topaz, blue-gray, dark blue, thunder. Neutral: gray-cream, greenish-gray, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with blue:
bright blue, turquoise, Prussian blue, cobalt, black and blue. Basic: soft cream, gray-beige, black-gray.
Green + violet, magenta, lilac
The color combination: green and purple is not flashy, but quite exotic. Light contrast in lightness and warmth. Since purple contains red, which is complementary to this color, and blue (a green-forming tone), this gives an aesthetic development of the combination.
Yellow-green goes with purple:
pale lilac, violet, orchids,
purple, eggplant. Base: cream, dark neutral beige, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes with purple:
blue-violet, amethyst, purple, red-violet, grape. Basic: light cream, light lilac-beige, black-gray.
Gray-green goes with purple:
glycine, lilac, charoite, plum, eggplant. Neutrals: grey-cream, medium brown-beige, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with purple:
blue-violet, thistle,
orchids, grape, eggplant. Base: soft cream, medium peach beige, black grey.
Green + brown
Green combines with brown to form the most familiar pair to us: greenery and earth, tree bark. A natural, calming and attractive (brown is related to orange) pairing. The more complex the tone of green, the more harmonious it will be. The combination can be used either independently or as a background for other tones.
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Yellow-green goes with brown: oak color, yellow-brown, umber, mahogany, dark chocolate. Neutrals: cream, dark green-beige, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes with brown: cinnamon, golden brown, chestnut, coffee, dark chestnut. Basic: light cream, medium yellow-beige, black-gray.
Gray-green goes with brown: beige-brown, nut, milk chocolate, chocolate, dark chocolate. Basic: gray-cream, light brown-beige, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with brown: yellow-brown, bronze, mahogany, dark chocolate, dark chestnut. Base: soft cream, medium peach beige, black grey.
Green + beige
The combination of green and beige is an echo of the combination with brown, where beige is its pastel colors. Pleasant, calming, moderately strict colors have a good effect on the psyche and have their relevance everywhere. As in the previous combination, the more complex the shade of green, the more pleasant the combination. You can strengthen the combination with light-dark contrast while darkening the main tone.
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Yellow-green goes with beige:
light orange-beige, medium yellow-beige, dark orange-beige, dark yellow-beige, dark pink-beige. Base: cream, gray-purple, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes with beige:
light yellow beige, medium peach beige, medium orange beige, dark pink beige, dark brown beige. Base: light cream,
mousey, black-brown.
Gray-green combines with beige:
medium lilac beige, medium brown beige, medium peach beige, dark peach beige, dark yellow beige. Neutral: gray-cream, greenish-gray, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes well with beige:
light peach beige, medium orange beige, medium yellow beige, dark yellow beige, dark orange beige. Basic: soft cream, gray-beige, black-gray.
green + grey, silver
The combination of green and gray (silver) is light and unforced. An almost neutral combination, but it is worth remembering the simultaneous contrast: shades of gray must have an admixture of green or blue so that our eye does not complete the red tint in this tone, and if these colors are combined, then in large spots. On large areas this effect works worse.
Yellow-green goes with gray:
white-gray, steel, silver, mouse, anthracite. Base: cream, medium brown-beige, wet asphalt.
Royal green goes with gray:
light gray, silver, gray-lilac, asphalt color, anthracite. Neutrals: light cream, light peach beige, wet asphalt.
Gray-green goes with gray:
light gray, silver, greenish gray,
Marengo color, anthracite. Base: gray-cream, light brown-beige, wet asphalt.
Cool green goes with gray:
silver, gray-beige, mouse, asphalt color, anthracite. Basic: soft cream, medium peach-bkzhvy, wet asphalt.