Mid Century Color Wheel

Even though i am used to show mid century modern houses decorated with natural textures and materials the typical 50s and 60s houses often had rich and bold colours that helped to highlight unify and divide the inner spaces.

Mid century color wheel.

The color swatches above are from an actual mid century modern bedroom design. Check out our mid century color selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our shops. Whether you gravitate towards fun citrus tones or more mellow neutrals midcentury modern colors can jazz up any room in your home even if it wasn t built in the 50s or 60s. Feb 8 2013 explore our care free home s board color palette mid century followed by 251 people on pinterest.

The monotonous palette of the war period interiors were replaced by dazzling tints during the 50s. In this room the bold orange wall helps highlight the dramatic wood ceiling and glass windows features that are both typical of this era. Color wheel light filter applied. Many of the images are directly or indirectly sourced from sarah lowengard s excellent the creation of color in eighteenth century europe published electronically on gutenberg e in 2006 a highly recommended read if you re keen to find out more about the fascinating history of colour and also background on many of the images below.

Show a color scheme. Orange is a bold and bright color and it can be hard to make it work in any home. Vintage glass color wheel aluminum lamp christmas tree rotating mid century mod. Vibrant and earthy at the same time orange and brown is a classic mid century modern colour combination.

What color of paint goes with dark brown mid century bedroom set. Vintage 1960 non working. Primary colours enlivened the interiors without making the rooms too. Light cool grey winchester grey which is dark but warmer and sycamore tan a vey warm grey.

Go to this color wheel and add one of these color numbers into the continued. See more ideas about mid century color mid century modern colors. Grey was definitely a mcm color along with many others. From the cheerful hues of the 1950s to the softer earthier shades that were popular in the 1960s these paint colors will give your home the perfect splash of midcentury magic.

And then there is the classic exterior mid century combination white body dark grey trim and orange accent on the door.