3 palettes, one room
Dark Academia color palettes
Dark Academia color is deep and bookish: bottle green, oxblood, navy and brown, with aged brass and the cream of old paper. Rooms should feel lamp-lit even at noon.
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.
Library Green
The classic study: bottle green walls, oxblood leather and brass.
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Bottle green
Walls
#2E4337 -
Oxblood
Sofa
#5A2226 -
Mahogany
Wood furniture
#4D2C20 -
Aged brass
Lamps and frames
#A88A4F -
Paper cream
Lampshades and curtains
#E8DCC2
Candlelit Oxblood
The warmest one: oxblood walls, forest green velvet and gold.
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Oxblood
Walls
#5B2428 -
Forest green
Sofa
#33463A -
Dark oak
Wood furniture
#3F2E22 -
Antique gold
Lamps and frames
#B08D4E -
Parchment
Curtains and lampshades
#E5D6B9
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.
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1
Most of the room: the first color
The walls, and often the ceiling. A light, quiet color that everything else sits against.
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2
A third: the next two
The big pieces: the sofa, the rug, the wood. They set the mood of the room.
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3
A tenth: the last two
Cushions, a lamp, frames, a vase. Small, so a bold accent stays an accent.
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