Colors that go with Maroon for curtains
Maroon · #800000
Maroon (#800000) — a dark, brownish red — is best for curtains with teal, slate & blue, ochre & gold, and muted red. For curtains, choose teal, drawn from 4 historically-grounded combinations below.
Curtains frame a room and filter its light, so the partners that work read cleanly against both the wall behind them and the daylight through them.
About maroon
Maroon is a dark, brownish 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 refined in curtains.
- HEX
- #800000
- RGB
- 128, 0, 0
- HSL
- 0°, 100%, 25%
- CMYK
- 0, 100, 100, 50
Accessibility: put light text on maroon for AAA legibility (contrast 10.5:1 against off-white).
Why maroon pairs with teal, slate & blue, ochre & gold, and muted red
Across the 4 historical combinations below, maroon sits most often beside teal, slate & blue, ochre & gold, and muted red. 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. Curtains frame a room and filter its light, so the partners that work read cleanly against both the wall behind them and the daylight through them.
- teal
- slate & blue
- ochre & gold
- muted red
Using maroon in curtains
For curtains, choose teal and slate & blue. Because maroon is deep and grounding, keep it to anchor pieces or a single feature area and let teal carry the larger surfaces.
4 combinations with maroon, from the 1933 Dictionary
Vandyke Red & Citrine +1
Plate 133 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vandyke Red, Citrine, Sea Green.
#82241f #b09f36 #00b49b
Spinel Red & Vandyke Red +1
Plate 147 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Spinel Red, Vandyke Red, Turquoise Green.
#82241f #f27291 #b5decc
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
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
Questions about Maroon for curtains
What colors go with maroon for curtains?
Maroon (#800000) — a dark, brownish red — is best for curtains with teal, slate & blue, ochre & gold, and muted red. For curtains, choose teal, drawn from 4 historically-grounded combinations below.
What is the hex code for maroon?
Maroon is #800000 — a dark, brownish red.
Does maroon go with white?
Yes. Maroon reads clean against soft white and cream; for contrast, add one of: teal, slate & blue, ochre & gold, muted red.
Maroon in other settings
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