Great Color Combos

These colors are ones that I have been using over the years in my classes and have handed out in all of them. As I find new ones I will add to this list as well.  Yes, that is my actual notebook that I look at, add to all of the time.

Fall Leaves/Landscape:

• Cristena’s favorite leaves:  YG03, 17, 67 or YG99, 94, 23, 21
• E08,E13,E19
• YR24,YR20
• YG95,YG97
• E37,E31
• E57

Pumpkins/Oranges:

• YR15, 68, 27 (candy corn and pumpkins)
• YR16, 09, 07
• YR18,YR15,YR12,YR01 or YR00
• YR01 & YR02 are very similar

Pinks:

• RV09, 34, R85, 83, RV93
• R81,R83,R85,R89
• R000,R02,R14
• RV17,RV14,RV13,RV10,RV000 (hot pinks)
• RV69,RV34,RV10 (purply-pink)
• R00,R20,R21,R22 (peachy pinks)
• RV17 & RV19 are similar

 Reds:

• R17, 29, 39, W5
• R20,R22,R24,R27,R29 (vibrant reds)
• R89 & R85 (cardinal red)
• R00,R02,R05,R08 (orange red)
• make any red darker and less vibrant with W1/W3 or T1/T2

Purples/Plums/Violets:

• V000,V12,V15,V17
• V91,V93,V95,V99 (gray plum)
• BV29,BV25,BV20 (bluish purple)
• RV91,RV93,RV95,RV99 (reddish plum)
• V01,V05,V06,V09 (bright purple)
• B63,B66,B69,B79 (blue/lt purple)

Blue / Blue Green Combos:

• BG70, 72,75 (works well for frost)
• B60, 01, 000, 0000, C4
• BG10, 11, 000, 13, B00
• B93, 95
• B00, 02, 04
• BG11,32, 15, 13
• BG52, 72, 75
• BG10, 72, 73, 78, BV29
• BG000, 01, 02, 05, 07, B04
• BG53, 45, 57
• BG10, 11, 15, 13
• BG000, 01, B05
• BG0000, 000, 10, 11
• B21, 63, 66
• B32, 24, 28, 39
• B34, 37, 39
• B97, 45, 41
• B14, 06, 37
• E50, BG10, YG11, BG45, 49, 78
• N5, BG18, 13, 11, 10
• B12, 14, 37
• BG05, 07, 09
• B91, 93, 97, 99, W3 (stone washed jeans)
• B21, 23, 24
• BG01, 05, 07
• BG53, 57, 09
• BG11, 32, 34, 57
• BG02, 07, 09
• BV29, 25, 23, 20
• B01, 02, 16, 18
• B21, 23, 18
• B24, 28, 39
• B0000, 000, 00
• BG70, 72, 75, 000, 0000, BG10, 11 (mermaid tail)
• B0000, 02, BG000, 01, 05, 10, 11
• BG11, 72, 75, 78
• BG11, 13, 18,
• B05, 02, FBG2
• BG10, 11, 000, 13, B 00B21,B24,B26,B28 (vibrant blues)
• B91,B95,B97,B99 (grayish blues)
• B32,B34,B37,B39 (navy)
• B05,B02,B000 and/or B0000
• B00 & B01 are similar, B05 & B06 are similar, B14 & B16 are similar
• BG00,BG10,BG11,BG72,BG75 or 78
• BG10,BG11,BG32
• BG23 & 32 are similar,BG01 & BG02 are similar

Yellows:

• Y15, 19, 38 (candy corn)
• Y21, YR21, 23 (hay stack)
• Y0000,Y00,Y02 or Y04/06 (bright light yellows)
• Y0000,Y11,Y15 (orange sunny yellow)
• Y21,Y26 (brown-golden tones)
• YR20,YR21,YR23,YR24 (golder tones)
• Y04 & Y06 are similar, Y18 & Y19 are similar

Gold:

• Y00,Y11,Y15,YR23,YR24
• Y23, 24, Y26, 28

Silver/Tin: C00 thru C5 or C7

Greens:

• YG03, 17, 67 (leaves)
• YG01, 05, 09
• Y11, YG01, 05
• G07, 14, YG03
• G24, 26, 28
• G21, 24, 46, 28
• YG03, 17, 67
• G40, 43, 46
• YG03, 63, 67
• YG25, G24, 28
• YG03, 17, 67, G29
• YG21, 93, 95
• YG11, 03, G24
• YG95, 99
• YG93, 95, 97
• YG00, 01, 03 (Cristena’s favorite green)
• G12, 14, 07
• YG03, G94, 99
• YG21, 23,25
• BG93,96,99
• YG11, 13, 17
• G20, 43
• G000, 00, 02
• YG93, 91, G82
• YG0000,YG00,YG03,YG25 (spring greens)
• G40,G94,G99 or G40,G94,G85 (olives)
• G20,G21,G24,G28 or G29 (forest green)
• G0000,G00,G02,G16 (mint greens)
• G20,G21,G24 (sage)
• G20,YG63,YG67 (green)
• G02 & G03 are similar, G16 & G19 are similar, G21,G24 & G82 are very similar, G28 & G29 are similar

Browns:

• E17, 21, 34 (red wood)
• E29, 31, 34, W3, 5 (dark wood)
• E40, 41, 42, 43 (light wood and mushroom)
• E23, 25, 27, 29 (reindeer)
• E74, 77, 79 or E40, W1, 3 (antlers)
• E30, 31, 33, 37,
• W0, 1, 3, 5 E55, 57
• E40,E41,E42,E43,E44 (creamy browns-more gray)
• E50,E51,E53,E55 (creams)
• E31,E33,E35,E37 or E39 (golden browns)
• E53,E55,E57,E59 (dark brown)
• E21,E25,E27,E29 (reddish dark brown)
• E11,E15,E18 (reddish brown)
• E02,E04,E07, E09 (rusty red—use bridge technique for E02 & E04 to blend well)
• E08 & E09 are very similar, E37 & E39 are similar