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

 

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