I’ve been sitting on this color palette for about a month, waiting for the weather to change to a moodier, witchier vibe. Well, it finally happened, and this morning I layered up before stepping foot into the nearly freezing early morning school dropoff. Did I wear my witchiest attire? No, but I did wear a Pumpkin-colored cardigan and all black, so that’s start!
Then the car started smoking and the check engine light came on — all on the day before Halloween. Pretty spooky, if you ask me. And also uncalled for. I may need to get my cauldron and conjure up some potions to remedy this situation.
Fall color palettes all tend to be the same every year: orange, burgundy, brown, navy blue, etc. Groundbreaking. But I did notice a slime green nod from Vogue that intrigued me, and a grass green made an appearance in Marie Claire. I took a cue from both of them to bring Glow Stick #D9EEAA and Poison Ivy #182315 into my otherwise traditional fall palette.
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The juxtaposition between green and red in a season that is not Christmas but leads up to Christmas makes me happy. It might be nice to transition to a Christmas color palette in a month that rebrands these colors with some winter vibes.
Designers like to use color palettes to create our designs, and I’m a big fan of the limited color palette (five or fewer colors). Limited palettes bring cohesiveness to designs, help you stay focused and, most important of all, limit decision fatigue.
You can use this color palette to draw on Procreate, help curate an outfit or even use as swatches for seasonal decor. The sky’s the limit!
Let me know how you use color palettes in the comments.
THERE’S MORE WHERE THIS CAME FROM: Read previous Color Crush posts here.
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