Colors that go with Silhouette for curtains
Silhouette · #57504C
Silhouette (#57504C) — burnt-umber charcoal — Benjamin Moore's 2026 colour of the year, AF-655 — is best for curtains with muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green. For curtains, choose muted red, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
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Top combinations
See all 8 combinationsCurtains 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 silhouette
Silhouette is burnt-umber charcoal — Benjamin Moore's 2026 colour of the year, AF-655 — a nearly neutral, neutral colour that reads as deep and grounding. As a neutral tone it looks most resolved next to one accent with real hue, plus quiet tonal neighbours, 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
- #57504C
- RGB
- 87, 80, 76
- HSL
- 22°, 7%, 32%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 13, 66
Accessibility: put light text on silhouette for AAA legibility (contrast 7.6:1 against off-white).
Why silhouette pairs with muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green
Across the 8 historical combinations below, silhouette sits most often beside muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green. That tracks with colour theory: a neutral, deep tone like this one wants one accent with real hue, plus quiet tonal neighbours 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.
- muted red
- terracotta & clay
- ochre & gold
- green
Using silhouette in curtains
For curtains, choose muted red and terracotta & clay. Because silhouette is deep and grounding, keep it to anchor pieces or a single feature area and let muted red carry the larger surfaces.
8 combinations with silhouette, from the 1933 Dictionary
Cherry Blossom & Young Bamboo
The softest pink of cherry blossoms set beside young bamboo green — spring, captured.
#4C5D3F #F9D5E0 #A3C293 #F8F4E9
Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Pale Lemon Yellow & Blackish Olive
Plate 336 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Pale Lemon Yellow, Blackish Olive.
#42533e #f37f94 #793327 #ffefae
Burnt Sienna & Ivory Buff +2
Plate 343 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Burnt Sienna, Ivory Buff, Deep Grayish Olive, Vandar Poel's Blue.
#635a3a #ae5224 #ebd3a2 #064f6e
Light Pink & Tea
A whisper of pink against tea brown — the tone of an Edo-period lacquer sweet box.
#6C4F3B #E8A4A4 #F3EBDA
Brown & Ochraceous Salmon +1
Plate 121 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Brown, Ochraceous Salmon, Lincoln Green.
#555832 #7c4226 #d8a37b
Pale Lemon Yellow & Vinaceous Cinnamon +1
Plate 203 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Lemon Yellow, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Lincoln Green.
#555832 #ffefae #eea78c
Cinnamon Buff & Lemon Yellow +1
Plate 210 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Buff, Lemon Yellow, Lincoln Green.
#555832 #fdc57e #f8ed43
Eugenia Red B & Lincoln Green +2
Plate 280 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eugenia Red B, Lincoln Green, Laelia Pink, Taupe Brown.
#555832 #da525d #ca92a8 #7a4456
Questions about Silhouette for curtains
What colors go with silhouette for curtains?
Silhouette (#57504C) — burnt-umber charcoal — Benjamin Moore's 2026 colour of the year, AF-655 — is best for curtains with muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, and green. For curtains, choose muted red, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
What is the hex code for silhouette?
Silhouette is #57504C — burnt-umber charcoal — Benjamin Moore's 2026 colour of the year, AF-655.
Does silhouette go with white?
Yes. Silhouette reads clean against soft white and cream; for contrast, add one of: muted red, terracotta & clay, ochre & gold, green.
Silhouette in other settings
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Studio
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