3 palettes, one room

Organic Modern color palettes

Organic Modern color is soft and earthy: warm white, cream, oatmeal, sand and clay, with pale oak. Texture matters more than contrast, so keep the palette tight and vary the materials.

A living room in the Organic Modern style

The same Organic Modern living room in the Sand and Camel palette: warm sand, camel, pale oak, sand, and clay

Organic Modern

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.

Sand and Camel

The warmer one: sand walls and camel boucle with pale oak, as soft as linen.

Warm sand Walls #DCC9AA
Camel Sofa and armchair #B58B5E
Pale oak Wood furniture #CDB08A
Sand Rug and cushions #C7B190
Clay Pottery and throw #A97A5F

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Clay and Olive

The earthier one: clay walls with olive green and walnut.

Clay Walls #C8A68A
Bone Sofa #ECE5D8
Walnut Wood furniture #6A4E3A
Olive Cushions and curtains #767551
Stone Rug and pottery #A8A094

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Sage Plaster

The greener one: sage plaster walls with cream and smoked oak, quiet and warm.

Sage plaster Walls #A9AE96
Cream Sofa and armchair #EFE8DB
Smoked oak Wood furniture #8A6E52
Linen Rug and curtains #DDD3C3
Clay Pottery and cushions #A97A5F

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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.