Lavender, laurel green and whiteA pale, grayish green lets the lavender lead. #B57EDC · #A9BA9D · #FFFFFF
Lavender, moss green and linenMoss is a stronger green, for more contrast. #B57EDC · #8A9A5B · #FAF0E6
Lavender, olivine and eggshellLavender with a light, yellowish green. #B57EDC · #9AB973 · #F0EAD6
Lavender, sage and ivoryLavender and sage, as in a herb bed. #B57EDC · #BCB88A · #FFFFF0
Lavender, sage, gold and creamLavender and sage, with gold for the small things. #B57EDC · #BCB88A · #D4AF37 · #FFFDD0
Old lavender, sage and champagneA dusky gray lavender with sage. #796878 · #BCB88A · #F7E7CE
With white 7
Lavender blue, ghost white and whiteNearly white, tinted with blue-lavender. #CCCCFF · #F8F8FF · #FFFFFF
Lavender, champagne and snowA warm pale beside a cool purple. #B57EDC · #F7E7CE · #FFFAFA
Lavender, lavender blush and whiteA pink-tinted white picks up the purple. #B57EDC · #FFF0F5 · #FFFFFF
Lavender, white and ivoryLavender alone, on two whites. #B57EDC · #FFFFFF · #FFFFF0
Lavender, wisteria and whiteLavender and a lighter lavender. #B57EDC · #C9A0DC · #FFFFFF
Old lavender, lavender blush and ivoryThe dusky lavender, lifted by a pink-white. #796878 · #FFF0F5 · #FFFFF0
Old lavender, wisteria and whiteA gray-violet beside a light, clear purple. #796878 · #C9A0DC · #FFFFFF
With yellow 7
Lavender blue, Naples yellow and whiteBlue-lavender against a clear yellow. #CCCCFF · #FADA5E · #FFFFFF
Lavender, flax and champagneA straw yellow, warm and low-key. #B57EDC · #EEDC82 · #F7E7CE
Lavender, jasmine and creamLavender and a soft flower yellow. #B57EDC · #F8DE7E · #FFFDD0
Lavender, lemon chiffon and whiteLavender with a faint, pale yellow. #B57EDC · #FFFACD · #FFFFFF
Lavender, mustard and linenA warm, full yellow against the lavender. #B57EDC · #FFDB58 · #FAF0E6
Lavender, Naples yellow and ivoryA clear yellow, straight across the wheel. #B57EDC · #FADA5E · #FFFFF0
Old lavender, jasmine and ivoryA soft yellow brightens the gray-violet. #796878 · #F8DE7E · #FFFFF0
How it works
Every lavender wedding color scheme here leads with a lavender. The partner colors run from gray and white, which keep it cool, through sage and navy to peach and yellow, the warm ones. Each swatch carries its hex codes.
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What color lavender is
Lavender is a light purple named after the flower, a color word in English since 1705. The name covers pale and grayish purples on the blue side; lilac is the pale purple on the pink side. The lavender in these swatches is floral lavender (#B57EDC), the shade a 1930 dictionary of color printed under that name.
Three lavenders
Most schemes lead with floral lavender. A few lead with lavender blue (#CCCCFF), which is paler and bluer, or with old lavender (#796878), a dark gray-violet, for a dustier look.
Questions and answers
What are good lavender wedding color combinations?
Lavender, sage and ivory is the soft one, Lavender, navy blue and white the light-on-dark one and Lavender, peach and ivory the warm one. Lavender, silver and white keeps everything cool.
What is a lavender color palette for a wedding?
A lavender first, one partner and a pale neutral. For a lavender wedding palette that stays inside the one color, try Lavender, lavender gray and ghost white, Lavender, wisteria and white or Lavender, lavender blush and white.
What is the hex code for lavender?
Floral lavender, the shade used here, is #B57EDC. Lavender gray is #C4C3D0 and lavender blush #FFF0F5. The web color named lavender is much paler, #E6E6FA, close to white.