3 palettes, one room
Moroccan color palettes
Moroccan color is warm and deep: terracotta, saffron, deep blue and emerald, on cream or lime-plastered walls, with aged brass lanterns. Pattern carries as much color as paint, in tiles, rugs and textiles.
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.
Saffron and Terracotta
The warmest one: terracotta walls and saffron bedding, like a riad at sunset.
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Terracotta
Walls
#B5643F -
Saffron
Bedding
#D49E3A -
Cedar
Headboard, wardrobe and wood
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Cream
Rug and curtains
#EFE5D0 -
Aged brass
Lanterns and lamps
#A88A4F
Majorelle
The famous blue: deep cobalt walls with cream and lemon, after the Majorelle garden.
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Majorelle blue
Walls
#2C4F9E -
Cream
Bedding
#F0E7D4 -
Lemon
Cushions and throw
#DCBF52 -
Dark cedar
Headboard, wardrobe and wood
#5C3E2A -
Brass
Lanterns and lamps
#B28E4E
Emerald Riad
The cool one: emerald and cream with copper, like a tiled courtyard.
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Lime plaster
Walls
#EBE1CD -
Emerald
Bedding
#1F5A47 -
Copper
Cushions and lanterns
#B06B43 -
Cedar
Headboard, wardrobe and wood
#7A5236 -
Deep red
Rug and throw
#7E2A2A
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.
More on Moroccan
Zellige, lanterns and layered pattern in warm light. What makes the style, what to try first, what spoils it, and ordinary rooms before and after.
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