Jet-black is the darkest shade of black. The light shine (metallic luster) gives its elegance. It can be combined with any color, all of them will seem to be stronger and more vivid. Its use in interior design requires boldness even if it is only on accessories. It was named after the semi-precious stone jet, which is not a mineral but a piece of wood formed under high pressure and wet conditions. It is hard to work with it. It was mined for making mourning jewelry in the Victorian era.
Off-white is a shade of white with a few yellow undertone. It used alongside pure white can appear dirty – so, avoid this combination. It is used in interior design if pure white might look too rigid or intense. Off-white is a good complementary color for both strong colors and neutral palette and looks like white. For example, when painting door and window frames, wall panels, mouldings, it is worth trying next to the selected wall color.
If patterns are needed but don’t want them too dominant, tone-on-tone is the solution
Red-white-green interior ideas for 20th of August, the Hungarian national holiday
Instead of the ordinary and boring beige-white-grey, let’s choose a bold color for painting the walls of our house
Olive is a relatively dark yellowish-green color. It has a few earthy undertone, zhanks to the hint of brown. It is not vivid, so it is very versatile in interior design. It is a very good complementary color for neutral palettes, for example. It was named after the green olives.
Blue-white is a classic pair which never goes out of fashion
Salmon color is a quite vivid pinkish-orange hue. It’s lighter and darker tones are both frequently used in interior design, first of all as an additional color. It fits well for seaside style, for example. It was named after the flesh of wild salmon, which get their color from eating krill and shrimp.
Don’t afraid of using dark colors on walls: elegant, spectacular and make the room cozy
Eau de Nil (water of the Nile) is a cool, light bluish-green hue with a little tan undertone. It was popular in the middle of the 1800s when Europe was Egypt-obsessed but much more subdued colors were desired after Empire style. It complements very well the palette of light neutrals (e.g. creme, off-white, light beige, sand) but even looks good on big surfaces.
