Colors that go with Burgundy for a front door
Burgundy · #7B1E2B
Burgundy (#7B1E2B) — a deep wine red — pairs best with terracotta & clay, teal, ochre & gold, and slate & blue. On a front door, contrast it with terracotta & clay, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
A front door is the one place to be bold — a saturated, confident partner that pops against the siding and reads as a deliberate welcome.
About burgundy
Burgundy is a deep wine red — a saturated, warm colour that reads as deep and grounding. As a warm tone it looks most resolved next to cool and neutral partners that temper its warmth, and it needs lighter shades nearby for the value contrast the eye reads as finished. That balance is what makes it feel bold in a front door.
- HEX
- #7B1E2B
- RGB
- 123, 30, 43
- HSL
- 352°, 61%, 30%
- CMYK
- 0, 76, 65, 52
Accessibility: put light text on burgundy for AAA legibility (contrast 9.7:1 against off-white).
Why burgundy pairs with terracotta & clay, teal, ochre & gold, and slate & blue
Across the 8 historical combinations below, burgundy sits most often beside terracotta & clay, teal, ochre & gold, and slate & blue. That tracks with colour theory: a warm, deep tone like this one wants cool and neutral partners that temper its warmth so the scheme feels intentional rather than flat, and lighter partners supply the light-to-dark range the eye needs. A front door is the one place to be bold — a saturated, confident partner that pops against the siding and reads as a deliberate welcome.
- terracotta & clay
- teal
- ochre & gold
- slate & blue
Using burgundy in a front door
On a front door, contrast it with terracotta & clay and teal. Because burgundy is deep and grounding, keep it to anchor pieces or a single feature area and let terracotta & clay carry the larger surfaces.
8 combinations with burgundy, from the 1933 Dictionary
Pale Burnt Lake & Pinkish Cinnamon +2
Plate 258 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Burnt Lake, Pinkish Cinnamon, Olive, Antwarp Blue.
#802626 #eeb480 #837e31 #007190
Raw Sienna & Pale Burnt Lake +2
Plate 269 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Pale Burnt Lake, Aconite Violet, Black.
#802626 #bb7125 #a36aa5 #111314
Vandyke Red & Dull Viridian Green +2
Plate 316 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vandyke Red, Dull Viridian Green, Violet, Red Violet.
#82241f #009465 #4f4086 #59256a
Vandyke Red & Yellow Orange +2
Plate 335 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vandyke Red, Yellow Orange, Violet, Slate Color.
#82241f #f99d1b #4f4086 #34454c
Cinnamon Buff & Citron Yellow +2
Plate 323 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Buff, Citron Yellow, Madder Brown, Black.
#762c19 #fdc57e #b2b73e #111314
Hay's Russet & Cream Yellow +2
Plate 304 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Hay's Russet, Cream Yellow, Dark Citrine, Benzol Green.
#793327 #fdbf68 #8b835b #00978d
Eosine Pink & Hay's Russet +2
Plate 314 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Deep Lyons Blue, Dusky Madder Violet.
#793327 #f37f94 #1c4286 #4e1d4c
Ochre Red & Pale Burnt Lake +2
Plate 283 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Ochre Red, Pale Burnt Lake, Chromium Green, Venice Green.
#802626 #ab544d #719470 #62c6bf
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