Sunny and cheerful or annoying and too active? This color causes a variety of associations, and with them fears. At the same time, with proper handling, it works wonders in the interior: it enlivens the palette, fills the room with light, adds volume and bright details. In this article, we will tell you what colors yellow is combined with and how to use it correctly.
What colors go with yellow in the interior
Peculiarities
The best combinations
— With black and white
— With gray
— With beige
— With blue and blue
— with green
— With purple and pink
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Peculiarities
It is one of the brightest colors in the spectrum. Along with red, it has a very active effect on the psyche and even on the physical condition of a person: it speeds up the heartbeat and stimulates blood circulation. All this must be taken into account when adding such a rich tone to the interior.
- Yellow invigorates and causes general excitement, so it should be used carefully in the bedroom and nursery.
- But in the bathroom and in the kitchen, it will be very appropriate if you find it hard to wake up in the morning and need additional energy recharging. The same goes for the workplace: if vivacity and concentration are needed, add yellow details to the interior.
- This is a warm color, and it is perceived as such not only visually, but also on a physical level. In a room in which there is a sunny tone, the temperature seems higher. Therefore, it is suitable for rooms with windows to the north or northwest. But where there is so much sun, the abundance of yellow can be uncomfortable.
- Too saturated and concentrated shades in large quantities can cause overwork and headache. In order not to overstrain the psyche, choose more muted tones and use them in doses. So, for example, you shouldn’t paint all four walls in a large room bright lemon. It is better to use this shade for accents (textiles, decor, a couple of pieces of furniture). For decoration, a calm, diluted tone closer to light beige or white is suitable.
When composing a palette with yellow, do not forget about the variety of its shades. Among several dozen variations, you can choose the most different: delicate, bright, light, deep. Depending on the concentration of yellowness and undertone, they can go green, beige or white. Or vice versa — gravitate towards orange and brown.
- Vanilla, pastel, wax, cream, apricot, fawn — if you want to be calmer.
- Sunny, canary, melon, lemon, pear, signal, corn, zinc — if you want it brighter.
- Mustard, curry, honey, gold, amber, sand, golden brown — if you need darker and deeper tones.
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The best color combinations in the interior with yellow
You need to add this color to the interior thoughtfully, choosing the right environment: other colors, textures, contrasting elements. Consider the most successful combinations of yellow with other colors.
With black and white
Achromats feel great in combination with any colors, especially such rich and self-sufficient ones. Most often they go in pairs, because together they create the contrast necessary for a harmonious palette. But there are also more unambiguous graphic combinations, where white or black predominates, respectively.
Using them together with sunny shades,
- White visually enlarges the space, fills it with light and air. This is a great base for a palette in a small room, which is important to visually make it bigger, raise the ceilings or «push» the walls. Yellowish accents will dilute the neutral finish, adding color to the interior.
- Black looks expensive and impressive. Best for furniture and decor. You can also use it for walls: it will turn out very bold and catchy in contrast with bright yellow details. However, remember that dark tones in decoration hide space and can look too gloomy if they are not diluted with the right textures and light details.
- Together, a pair of black and white looks stylish, graphic and at the same time restrained. So that the achromatic interior does not seem too boring, it is just appropriate to dilute it with bright details in the form of furniture, decor, textiles or, for example, an accent wall.
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With gray
The combination with gray is considered classic and is popular in many styles. Also, the yellow-gray combo is suitable for any room.
The secret of success lies in the versatility of the achromat. Gray is combined with yellow, while emphasizing the brightness of the latter and balancing it. This makes the palette moderately bright. The more neutral interior you want to get, the greater part of the color scheme should be shades of gray. It can be either light light variations (mouse, mother-of-pearl), or more strict, saturated ones (steel, asphalt). And if you want to make the space more comfortable, pay attention to the warm nuances of gray (biscuit, greyge).
- Gray finishes and furniture, bright accents in decor and textiles.
- Gray walls, some furniture in neutral colors, some in sunny yellow.
- The decoration uses both gray and pale yellowish shades: vanilla, champagne, fawn.
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With beige
Beige is another versatile base color. At the same time, he needs more active companions so that the palette does not seem too monotonous.
Yellow is suitable for this role, because, like beige, it belongs to the warm spectrum. If you want to decorate an informal cheerful interior, complement the cream base with moderately saturated shades: for example, banana, lemon or pear. For brighter accents, canary or sunny is suitable. And to get a cozy soft palette, add mustard, amber, honey or gold to beige.
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With blue and blue
This combination is associated with hot summers, seaside holidays and sunny weather — this is the mood that is often lacking in our northern latitudes.
The yellow-blue combination is contrasting and rather bold. Here it is important to get the temperature right, because the cold and warm parts of the spectrum are combined. It is better to use more airy and cool tones: canary, pale yellow, sunny, olive. Choose a tone of blue or light blue depending on the overall style and atmosphere of the situation. It goes well with yellow blue: aquamarine, turquoise, celestial and its other active shades. But deep dark blue in such an ensemble will create a mysterious chamber atmosphere — this is a cool combination for a bedroom or a private living room.
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with green
Another natural combination that is often found in wildlife and therefore looks bright, but natural.
The most striking example is greenery and beautiful flowers. Or the fruits of lemons against the background of dark green leaves. In an apartment, such a combination will look like a breath of fresh air, because in the era of urbanization in urban housing there is so little connection with nature. In such a combination, textures are very important. Let them be as natural as possible: wood in different processing, ceramics, high-quality fabrics and, of course, live indoor plants.
If the combination of these two colors as the basis of the color scheme seems too active for you, use calmer shades, and also dilute them with a neutral base: white, beige, gray, brown.
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With purple and pink
Unexpectedly interesting yellow is combined with pink and purple. These are difficult, even controversial combinations that need to be skillfully beaten and the shades precisely chosen so that they work as they should.
But with the right approach, the output is a very unusual, spectacular and rich palette. It is suitable primarily for creative people who are not afraid to use bright colors in the apartment. The safest option is to introduce both colors as local accents, diluted with a calm base background. If you are for experiments, then you can, for example, choose a deep muted shade of purple for decoration or large furniture. However, be careful with it: in large quantities, like blue, it puts pressure on the psyche and can cause blues.
But cheerful sunny tones combined with delicate pink will look great in the living room, small bathroom, women’s boudoir or children’s room. In the latter case, it is important not to overdo it with active colors, so as not to overload the child’s psyche.
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Combination table
This visual table will help you find the right combinations for different shades of yellow.
| Hue | Harmonious combinations |
|---|---|
| Vanilla | Beige, brown, white, pink, terracotta, olive |
| Apricot | Cornflower Blue, Grey, Sapphire Blue, Peach, Mint, Lavender |
| Citric | Emerald, grassy, brown, grey, purple |
| Solar | Gray, purple, peach, light green, olive, aquamarine |
| melon | Beige, white, black, grey, mint, terracotta |
| Mustard | Dark blue, carmine, white, grassy, olive |
| Bright yellow | Turquoise, grey, white, black, indigo, olive, grassy |
