What colors work well in a maroon color palette?

Some colors that can work well in a maroon color palette are neutrals like cream, beige, gray, and white, as well as richer tones like navy, forest green, mustard yellow, gold, and softer shades like blush pink and dusty blue.

Depending on how you want it to look, maroon can be warm and classic with soft neutrals, elegant with gold, or powerful and dramatic with deep greens.
Find the perfect shade of maroon for your color palette using QuillBot’s free color wheel tool.

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What does beige mean?

Beige is a muted, pale yellow-brown color. Informally, “beige” can also describe something as plain, dull, or unremarkable rather than referring to the color itself (e.g., “The restaurant was okay, just a little beige”).

If you’ve found a shade of beige you like in an image, upload it to QuillBot’s free color palette generator to identify its color code.

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What other colors go well in a beige cream color palette?

Colors that go well in a beige and cream color palette include:

  • Terracotta, clay, and rust red for warm, rustic, and welcoming
  • Dusty blue, navy, and soft gray for classic, trustworthy, and dependable
  • Forest green, moss, bark brown for natural, grounded, and outdoorsy

Build your beige and cream color palette with the help of QuillBot’s free color wheel tool.

Here are hex codes for the colors listed above, which you can refine by entering as your base color and adjusting the settings:

  • Beige — #F5F5DC
  • Cream — #FFFDD0
  • Terracotta — #E2725B
  • Clay — #B66A50
  • Rust red — #B7410E
  • Dusty blue — #6E7F99
  • Navy — #000080
  • Soft gray — #BFC5C5
  • Forest green — #228B22
  • Moss — #8A9A5B
  • Bark brown — #6B4F3A

Read this FAQ: What other colors go well in a beige cream color palette?