The Dictionary of
Color Combinations

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Practical pairing guides — pick a color and a setting. Every page answers it with real, historically-grounded combinations from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, with copyable hex codes.

Colors that go with Sage Green

Sage Green for wallsSage Green for a weddingSage Green for a bedroomSage Green for a living roomSage Green for a kitchenSage Green for clothesSage Green for an outfitSage Green for cabinetsSage Green for a bathroomSage Green for a nurserySage Green for a front doorSage Green for an accent wallSage Green for curtains

Colors that go with Navy

Navy for wallsNavy for a weddingNavy for a bedroomNavy for a living roomNavy for a kitchenNavy for clothesNavy for an outfitNavy for cabinetsNavy for a bathroomNavy for a nurseryNavy for a front doorNavy for an accent wallNavy for curtains

Colors that go with Terracotta

Terracotta for wallsTerracotta for a weddingTerracotta for a bedroomTerracotta for a living roomTerracotta for a kitchenTerracotta for clothesTerracotta for an outfitTerracotta for cabinetsTerracotta for a bathroomTerracotta for a nurseryTerracotta for a front doorTerracotta for an accent wallTerracotta for curtains

Colors that go with Mustard

Mustard for wallsMustard for a weddingMustard for a bedroomMustard for a living roomMustard for a kitchenMustard for clothesMustard for an outfitMustard for cabinetsMustard for a bathroomMustard for a nurseryMustard for a front doorMustard for an accent wallMustard for curtains

Colors that go with Blush

Blush for wallsBlush for a weddingBlush for a bedroomBlush for a living roomBlush for a kitchenBlush for clothesBlush for an outfitBlush for cabinetsBlush for a bathroomBlush for a nurseryBlush for a front doorBlush for an accent wallBlush for curtains

Colors that go with Charcoal Grey

Charcoal Grey for wallsCharcoal Grey for a weddingCharcoal Grey for a bedroomCharcoal Grey for a living roomCharcoal Grey for a kitchenCharcoal Grey for clothesCharcoal Grey for an outfitCharcoal Grey for cabinetsCharcoal Grey for a bathroomCharcoal Grey for a nurseryCharcoal Grey for a front doorCharcoal Grey for an accent wallCharcoal Grey for curtains

Colors that go with Olive Green

Olive Green for wallsOlive Green for a weddingOlive Green for a bedroomOlive Green for a living roomOlive Green for a kitchenOlive Green for clothesOlive Green for an outfitOlive Green for cabinetsOlive Green for a bathroomOlive Green for a nurseryOlive Green for a front doorOlive Green for an accent wallOlive Green for curtains

Colors that go with Burgundy

Burgundy for wallsBurgundy for a weddingBurgundy for a bedroomBurgundy for a living roomBurgundy for a kitchenBurgundy for clothesBurgundy for an outfitBurgundy for cabinetsBurgundy for a bathroomBurgundy for a nurseryBurgundy for a front doorBurgundy for an accent wallBurgundy for curtains

Colors that go with Teal

Teal for wallsTeal for a weddingTeal for a bedroomTeal for a living roomTeal for a kitchenTeal for clothesTeal for an outfitTeal for cabinetsTeal for a bathroomTeal for a nurseryTeal for a front doorTeal for an accent wallTeal for curtains

Colors that go with Coral

Coral for wallsCoral for a weddingCoral for a bedroomCoral for a living roomCoral for a kitchenCoral for clothesCoral for an outfitCoral for cabinetsCoral for a bathroomCoral for a nurseryCoral for a front doorCoral for an accent wallCoral for curtains

Colors that go with Emerald Green

Emerald Green for wallsEmerald Green for a weddingEmerald Green for a bedroomEmerald Green for a living roomEmerald Green for a kitchenEmerald Green for clothesEmerald Green for an outfitEmerald Green for cabinetsEmerald Green for a bathroomEmerald Green for a nurseryEmerald Green for a front doorEmerald Green for an accent wallEmerald Green for curtains

Colors that go with Forest Green

Forest Green for wallsForest Green for a weddingForest Green for a bedroomForest Green for a living roomForest Green for a kitchenForest Green for clothesForest Green for an outfitForest Green for cabinetsForest Green for a bathroomForest Green for a nurseryForest Green for a front doorForest Green for an accent wallForest Green for curtains

Colors that go with Dusty Rose

Dusty Rose for wallsDusty Rose for a weddingDusty Rose for a bedroomDusty Rose for a living roomDusty Rose for a kitchenDusty Rose for clothesDusty Rose for an outfitDusty Rose for cabinetsDusty Rose for a bathroomDusty Rose for a nurseryDusty Rose for a front doorDusty Rose for an accent wallDusty Rose for curtains

Colors that go with Beige

Beige for wallsBeige for a weddingBeige for a bedroomBeige for a living roomBeige for a kitchenBeige for clothesBeige for an outfitBeige for cabinetsBeige for a bathroomBeige for a nurseryBeige for a front doorBeige for an accent wallBeige for curtains

Colors that go with Cream

Cream for wallsCream for a weddingCream for a bedroomCream for a living roomCream for a kitchenCream for clothesCream for an outfitCream for cabinetsCream for a bathroomCream for a nurseryCream for a front doorCream for an accent wallCream for curtains

Colors that go with Mauve

Mauve for wallsMauve for a weddingMauve for a bedroomMauve for a living roomMauve for a kitchenMauve for clothesMauve for an outfitMauve for cabinetsMauve for a bathroomMauve for a nurseryMauve for a front doorMauve for an accent wallMauve for curtains

Colors that go with Taupe

Taupe for wallsTaupe for a weddingTaupe for a bedroomTaupe for a living roomTaupe for a kitchenTaupe for clothesTaupe for an outfitTaupe for cabinetsTaupe for a bathroomTaupe for a nurseryTaupe for a front doorTaupe for an accent wallTaupe for curtains

Colors that go with Peach

Peach for wallsPeach for a weddingPeach for a bedroomPeach for a living roomPeach for a kitchenPeach for clothesPeach for an outfitPeach for cabinetsPeach for a bathroomPeach for a nurseryPeach for a front doorPeach for an accent wallPeach for curtains

Colors that go with Gray

Gray for wallsGray for a weddingGray for a bedroomGray for a living roomGray for a kitchenGray for clothesGray for an outfitGray for cabinetsGray for a bathroomGray for a nurseryGray for a front doorGray for an accent wallGray for curtains

Colors that go with Brown

Brown for wallsBrown for a weddingBrown for a bedroomBrown for a living roomBrown for a kitchenBrown for clothesBrown for an outfitBrown for cabinetsBrown for a bathroomBrown for a nurseryBrown for a front doorBrown for an accent wallBrown for curtains

Colors that go with Blue

Blue for wallsBlue for a weddingBlue for a bedroomBlue for a living roomBlue for a kitchenBlue for clothesBlue for an outfitBlue for cabinetsBlue for a bathroomBlue for a nurseryBlue for a front doorBlue for an accent wallBlue for curtains

Colors that go with Green

Green for wallsGreen for a weddingGreen for a bedroomGreen for a living roomGreen for a kitchenGreen for clothesGreen for an outfitGreen for cabinetsGreen for a bathroomGreen for a nurseryGreen for a front doorGreen for an accent wallGreen for curtains

Colors that go with Pink

Pink for wallsPink for a weddingPink for a bedroomPink for a living roomPink for a kitchenPink for clothesPink for an outfitPink for cabinetsPink for a bathroomPink for a nurseryPink for a front doorPink for an accent wallPink for curtains

Colors that go with Yellow

Yellow for wallsYellow for a weddingYellow for a bedroomYellow for a living roomYellow for a kitchenYellow for clothesYellow for an outfitYellow for cabinetsYellow for a bathroomYellow for a nurseryYellow for a front doorYellow for an accent wallYellow for curtains

Colors that go with Orange

Orange for wallsOrange for a weddingOrange for a bedroomOrange for a living roomOrange for a kitchenOrange for clothesOrange for an outfitOrange for cabinetsOrange for a bathroomOrange for a nurseryOrange for a front doorOrange for an accent wallOrange for curtains

Colors that go with Purple

Purple for wallsPurple for a weddingPurple for a bedroomPurple for a living roomPurple for a kitchenPurple for clothesPurple for an outfitPurple for cabinetsPurple for a bathroomPurple for a nurseryPurple for a front doorPurple for an accent wallPurple for curtains

Colors that go with Red

Red for wallsRed for a weddingRed for a bedroomRed for a living roomRed for a kitchenRed for clothesRed for an outfitRed for cabinetsRed for a bathroomRed for a nurseryRed for a front doorRed for an accent wallRed for curtains

Colors that go with Turquoise

Turquoise for wallsTurquoise for a weddingTurquoise for a bedroomTurquoise for a living roomTurquoise for a kitchenTurquoise for clothesTurquoise for an outfitTurquoise for cabinetsTurquoise for a bathroomTurquoise for a nurseryTurquoise for a front doorTurquoise for an accent wallTurquoise for curtains

Colors that go with White

White for wallsWhite for a weddingWhite for a bedroomWhite for a living roomWhite for a kitchenWhite for clothesWhite for an outfitWhite for cabinetsWhite for a bathroomWhite for a nurseryWhite for a front doorWhite for an accent wallWhite for curtains

Colors that go with Black

Black for wallsBlack for a weddingBlack for a bedroomBlack for a living roomBlack for a kitchenBlack for clothesBlack for an outfitBlack for cabinetsBlack for a bathroomBlack for a nurseryBlack for a front doorBlack for an accent wallBlack for curtains

Colors that go with Tan

Tan for wallsTan for a weddingTan for a bedroomTan for a living roomTan for a kitchenTan for clothesTan for an outfitTan for cabinetsTan for a bathroomTan for a nurseryTan for a front doorTan for an accent wallTan for curtains

Colors that go with Gold

Gold for wallsGold for a weddingGold for a bedroomGold for a living roomGold for a kitchenGold for clothesGold for an outfitGold for cabinetsGold for a bathroomGold for a nurseryGold for a front doorGold for an accent wallGold for curtains

Colors that go with Lavender

Lavender for wallsLavender for a weddingLavender for a bedroomLavender for a living roomLavender for a kitchenLavender for clothesLavender for an outfitLavender for cabinetsLavender for a bathroomLavender for a nurseryLavender for a front doorLavender for an accent wallLavender for curtains

Colors that go with Mint

Mint for wallsMint for a weddingMint for a bedroomMint for a living roomMint for a kitchenMint for clothesMint for an outfitMint for cabinetsMint for a bathroomMint for a nurseryMint for a front doorMint for an accent wallMint for curtains

Colors that go with Maroon

Maroon for wallsMaroon for a weddingMaroon for a bedroomMaroon for a living roomMaroon for a kitchenMaroon for clothesMaroon for an outfitMaroon for cabinetsMaroon for a bathroomMaroon for a nurseryMaroon for a front doorMaroon for an accent wallMaroon for curtains

Colors that go with Magenta

Magenta for wallsMagenta for a weddingMagenta for a bedroomMagenta for a living roomMagenta for a kitchenMagenta for clothesMagenta for an outfitMagenta for cabinetsMagenta for a bathroomMagenta for a nurseryMagenta for a front doorMagenta for an accent wallMagenta for curtains

Colors that go with Sky Blue

Sky Blue for wallsSky Blue for a weddingSky Blue for a bedroomSky Blue for a living roomSky Blue for a kitchenSky Blue for clothesSky Blue for an outfitSky Blue for cabinetsSky Blue for a bathroomSky Blue for a nurserySky Blue for a front doorSky Blue for an accent wallSky Blue for curtains

Colors that go with Khaki

Khaki for wallsKhaki for a weddingKhaki for a bedroomKhaki for a living roomKhaki for a kitchenKhaki for clothesKhaki for an outfitKhaki for cabinetsKhaki for a bathroomKhaki for a nurseryKhaki for a front doorKhaki for an accent wallKhaki for curtains

Colors that go with Plum

Plum for wallsPlum for a weddingPlum for a bedroomPlum for a living roomPlum for a kitchenPlum for clothesPlum for an outfitPlum for cabinetsPlum for a bathroomPlum for a nurseryPlum for a front doorPlum for an accent wallPlum for curtains

Colors that go with Rust

Rust for wallsRust for a weddingRust for a bedroomRust for a living roomRust for a kitchenRust for clothesRust for an outfitRust for cabinetsRust for a bathroomRust for a nurseryRust for a front doorRust for an accent wallRust for curtains

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