Colors that go with Burgundy for a living room
Burgundy · #7B1E2B
Burgundy (#7B1E2B) — a deep wine red — pairs best with terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, green, and teal. In a living room, ground it with terracotta & clay, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
A living room can take a stronger pairing — one grounding partner plus a warm accent keeps a shared space inviting without going flat.
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 warm in a living room.
- 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, ochre & gold, green, and teal
Across the 8 historical combinations below, burgundy sits most often beside terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, green, and teal. 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 living room can take a stronger pairing — one grounding partner plus a warm accent keeps a shared space inviting without going flat.
- terracotta & clay
- ochre & gold
- green
- teal
Using burgundy in a living room
In a living room, ground it with terracotta & clay and ochre & gold. 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 & Yellow Ocher +1
Plate 124 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Burnt Lake, Yellow Ocher, Olive Yellow.
#802626 #e2b540 #a6a159
Pale Burnt Lake & Yellow Orange +1
Plate 171 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Burnt Lake, Yellow Orange, Glaucous Green.
#802626 #f99d1b #b4cdc2
Pale Burnt Lake & Buffy Citrine +1
Plate 177 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Burnt Lake, Buffy Citrine, Grayish Lavender - A.
#802626 #96874d #b5b1d8
Pale Burnt Lake & Vinaceous Cinnamon +1
Plate 205 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Burnt Lake, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Violet.
#802626 #eea78c #4f4086
Pale Burnt Lake & Ochraceous Salmon +1
Plate 217 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Burnt Lake, Ochraceous Salmon, Diamine Green.
#802626 #d8a37b #1a7444
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
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
Vandyke Red & Citrine +1
Plate 133 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vandyke Red, Citrine, Sea Green.
#82241f #b09f36 #00b49b
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