3 palettes, one room

Wabi-Sabi color palettes

Wabi-Sabi color is earth and stone: warm white plaster, clay, ash and charcoal, nothing bright. Uneven surfaces and natural wear add the variety that color would elsewhere.

The same Wabi-Sabi living room in the Clay and Ash palette: clay plaster, ash gray, dark wood, undyed linen, and charcoal

Wabi-Sabi

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.

Clay and Ash

The warm one: clay plaster walls with ash gray and dark wood.

Clay plaster Walls #C2A48A
Ash gray Sofa #9C978F
Dark wood Wood furniture #4E3C2E
Undyed linen Rug and curtains #DCD1BE
Charcoal Pottery and cushions #3C3936

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Stone and Moss

The cooler one: pale stone and moss, like a garden path after rain.

Pale stone Walls #D6D1C6
Moss Sofa #6E7254
Weathered oak Wood furniture #8F7A62
Oatmeal Rug and cushions #D5C8B1
Faded black Pottery and frames #33302D

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Rust and Paper

The warmest one: rice paper white with rust and charcoal.

Paper white Walls #EFE9DD
Rust Sofa #94523A
Charcoal Wood furniture #3C3936
Straw Rug and cushions #C9B48C
Ash Pottery and curtains #A49E95

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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.