Colors that go with Navy for a kitchen
Navy · #1F2A44
Navy (#1F2A44) — a deep, near-black blue — pairs best with terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, muted red, and green. In a kitchen, contrast it with terracotta & clay, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
Kitchens pair best with warm, durable partners — colors that read clean against cabinetry and counters in hard task lighting.
What navy pairs with
- terracotta & clay
- ochre & gold
- muted red
- green
8 combinations with navy, from the 1933 Dictionary
Kite Brown & Gold
The warm brown of a kite's wing lit by afternoon gold.
#2B2B2B #8A5A3B #D4AF37
Orange & Yellow Green +1
Plate 141 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Orange, Yellow Green, Dark Tyrian Blue.
#12354e #f37420 #afd472
Raw Sienna & Vinaceous Cinnamon +2
Plate 279 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Ecru, Dark Tyrian Blue.
#12354e #bb7125 #eea78c #c2ae93
Olive Ocher & Orange +1
Plate 149 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Olive Ocher, Orange, Deep Slate Green.
#112f2c #d6b43e #f37420
Grenadine Pink & Naples Yellow +1
Plate 166 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Grenadine Pink, Naples Yellow, Deep Slate Green.
#112f2c #f48067 #fbe6a0
Pomegranite Purple & Cobalt Green +2
Plate 271 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pomegranite Purple, Cobalt Green, Green Blue, Deep Slate Green.
#112f2c #b71f57 #96d1aa #099197
Eugenia Red | B & Naples Yellow +2
Plate 325 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eugenia Red | B, Naples Yellow, Yellow Ocher, Deep Slate Green.
#112f2c #da525d #fbe6a0 #e2b540
Turmeric & Indigo
Warm turmeric yellow against true indigo — the everyday textile of Japanese farm life.
#1C3D5A #E0B740 #F3EBDA
Navy in other settings
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