a sofa-inspired color palette
To celebrate the return of school, I’m shifting gears today and sharing an autumnal color palette inspired by an interior by my new design crush, Jessica Nelson. Andrew and I have been dreaming about where we’ll live next…and when I came across this image, I texted it to him saying, “Ok, I think I can do an older home with lower ceilings if it looked like THIS.”
Grounded, nostalgic, and warm, this palette feels both timeless and richly layered. The combination of earthy neutrals, golden ochres, and deep brown creates a sense of comfort and lived-in luxury—perfect for brands that want to convey approachability with refinement.
Click the button below to download a free printable PDF of this color palette that includes values for print (CMYK) and web (HEX, RGB, HSL) - as well as the closest Pantone matches for coated and uncoated stock! It’s everything you need to recreate this color combo on your own.
Happy Friday!
Need to see the colors in action?
Here they are applied to a little “type experiment” I was working on:
Read more about the modern serif font I used here.
