3 palettes, one room

Biophilic color palettes

Biophilic color is borrowed from outside: leaf greens, bark browns, sand and clay, on warm white walls that let the plants be the brightest thing in the room. Many greens can sit together, as they do in a garden.

The same Biophilic living room in the Fern and Bark palette: fern green, oatmeal, bark brown, moss, and clay

Biophilic

Every color, and where it goes

Hex codes to match against paint and fabric samples. Colors on screens and in daylight never quite agree, so hold a sample up in the room before you commit.

Fern and Bark

The leafy one: deep fern green walls and bark brown, like sitting under trees.

Fern green Walls #55694A
Oatmeal Sofa #DCCDB3
Bark brown Wood furniture #5E4532
Moss Cushions and rug #7D8A55
Clay Pots and throw #B07254

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Sand and Sky

The airy one: sand and pale sky blue, for a room that feels like the beach path.

Warm white Walls #F3EEE4
Sand Sofa and rug #D7C29E
Pale oak Wood furniture #C9A97C
Sky blue Cushions and curtains #A9C3CF
Leaf green Plants and throw #6E8B4E

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Terracotta Grove

The warm one: terracotta and olive, like a courtyard full of pots.

Lime plaster Walls #EDE3D1
Terracotta Sofa #B5654A
Walnut Wood furniture #6A4C35
Olive Cushions and curtains #727548
Straw Rug and baskets #CDB079

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How to use a palette

Every palette here is listed from the most of the room to the least. Keep roughly to that order and the colors hold together.

1
Most of the room: the first color

The walls, and often the ceiling. A light, quiet color that everything else sits against.
2
A third: the next two

The big pieces: the sofa, the rug, the wood. They set the mood of the room.
3
A tenth: the last two

Cushions, a lamp, frames, a vase. Small, so a bold accent stays an accent.