3 palettes, one room

Japandi color palettes

Japandi color is muted and natural: warm whites, pale ash and stone, with ink black for line and a single green from the garden. Nothing is bright, and nothing is cold.

The same Japandi living room in the Ash and Ink palette: warm white, stone, pale ash, ink black, and moss

Japandi

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.

Ash and Ink

The essential Japandi: pale wood and black lines on a warm white.

Warm white Walls #EFEBE3
Stone Sofa #A59E92
Pale ash Wood furniture #CDBFA9
Ink black Frames, lamps and legs #2A2927
Moss Plants and one cushion #6F735B

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Clay and Walnut

The warmer, darker one: clay walls and walnut, quiet and grounded.

Clay Walls #C9B39A
Rice paper Sofa and lampshades #F3EEE4
Walnut Wood furniture #5A4130
Sage Cushions and plants #9EA28C
Charcoal Pottery and frames #3A3836

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Matcha

The greener one: matcha and light oak, for a room that looks onto a garden.

Off-white Walls #F0EDE5
Warm gray Sofa #8F8A82
Light oak Wood furniture #CDAF86
Matcha Cushions and rug #A3A97A
Black Lamps and frames #252422

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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.