Mauve taupe, sage and linenMauve taupe is darker than the sage beside it. #915F6D · #BCB88A · #FAF0E6
Mauve taupe, sage, tan and eggshellSage and tan, both quiet, behind a dusky mauve. #915F6D · #BCB88A · #D2B48C · #F0EAD6
Mauve, sage and whitePale mauve and sage, two soft colors on white. #E0B0FF · #BCB88A · #FFFFFF
Mauve, sage, fern green and ivoryFern green, a leaf green, joins the sage under pale mauve. #E0B0FF · #BCB88A · #4F7942 · #FFFFF0
Old mauve, sage and vanillaOne dark color; sage and vanilla keep the rest light. #673147 · #BCB88A · #F3E5AB
Opera mauve, sage and ivoryA pinkish mauve beside a gray-green, on ivory. #B784A7 · #BCB88A · #FFFFF0
Opera mauve, sage, hunter green and linenTwo greens, a gray one and a dark one, under the mauve. #B784A7 · #BCB88A · #355E3B · #FAF0E6
With navy 7
Mauve taupe, navy blue and champagneDusky mauve and navy, warmed by champagne. #915F6D · #000080 · #F7E7CE
Mauve taupe, navy blue, light steel blue and snowNavy with a pale blue of its own, beside mauve taupe. #915F6D · #000080 · #B0C4DE · #FFFAFA
Mauve, navy blue and ghost whiteThe palest mauve against the dark blue. #E0B0FF · #000080 · #F8F8FF
Mauve, navy blue, thistle and whiteThistle, a grayer pale purple, echoes the mauve. #E0B0FF · #000080 · #D8BFD8 · #FFFFFF
Old mauve, navy blue, light gray and ivoryTwo dark colors; a pale gray and ivory part them. #673147 · #000080 · #D3D3D3 · #FFFFF0
Opera mauve, navy blue and whiteOpera mauve against navy, split by white. #B784A7 · #000080 · #FFFFFF
Opera mauve, navy blue, tea rose and creamTea rose, a pale pink, softens the mauve and the navy. #B784A7 · #000080 · #F4C2C2 · #FFFDD0
With gold 7
Mauve taupe, gold, misty rose and ivoryMauve taupe, a near-white pink and a line of gold. #915F6D · #D4AF37 · #FFE4E1 · #FFFFF0
Mauve taupe, old gold and parchmentOld gold beside a grayish mauve. #915F6D · #CFB53B · #F1E9D2
Mauve, gold and seashellPale purple and gold, a bright pair. #E0B0FF · #D4AF37 · #FFF5EE
Mauve, goldenrod, charcoal and whiteA yellow gold and one dark gray under pale mauve. #E0B0FF · #DAA520 · #36454F · #FFFFFF
Old mauve, gold and old laceGold on a dark mauve, over a warm white. #673147 · #D4AF37 · #FDF5E6
Opera mauve, dark goldenrod and eggshellA brown gold, about as dark as the mauve. #B784A7 · #B8860B · #F0EAD6
Opera mauve, gold and ivoryOpera mauve with metal gold, warm on ivory. #B784A7 · #D4AF37 · #FFFFF0
With gray 7
Mauve taupe, charcoal, silver and creamTwo grays, dark and light, around mauve taupe. #915F6D · #36454F · #C0C0C0 · #FFFDD0
Mauve taupe, light gray and ghost whiteA dusky mauve with one pale gray, on a cool white. #915F6D · #D3D3D3 · #F8F8FF
Mauve, charcoal and ghost whiteCharcoal under a pale purple. #E0B0FF · #36454F · #F8F8FF
Mauve, cool grey and platinumCool grey has blue in it, as mauve does. #E0B0FF · #8C92AC · #E5E4E2
Old mauve, silver and linenDark mauve and silver, far apart in lightness. #673147 · #C0C0C0 · #FAF0E6
Opera mauve, heliotrope gray and snowA gray with some purple in it, a step from the mauve. #B784A7 · #AA98A9 · #FFFAFA
Opera mauve, silver and whiteMauve as the only color, on silver and white. #B784A7 · #C0C0C0 · #FFFFFF
With burgundy 7
Mauve taupe, burgundy and linenMauve taupe has red in it, so it leans toward the burgundy. #915F6D · #800020 · #FAF0E6
Mauve taupe, wine, tea rose and ivoryWine, mauve taupe and tea rose: dark, middle and pale. #915F6D · #722F37 · #F4C2C2 · #FFFFF0
Mauve, burgundy and snowPale purple and deep red, far apart. #E0B0FF · #800020 · #FFFAFA
Mauve, claret, silver and whiteClaret, a purplish red, with silver to cool it. #E0B0FF · #7F1734 · #C0C0C0 · #FFFFFF
Old mauve, vivid burgundy and champagneA brighter burgundy lifts the dark mauve. #673147 · #9F1D35 · #F7E7CE
Opera mauve, burgundy and ivoryBurgundy is the dark red under a soft mauve. #B784A7 · #800020 · #FFFFF0
Opera mauve, wine and vanillaWine, a less vivid dark red than burgundy. #B784A7 · #722F37 · #F3E5AB
Shades of mauve 7
Mauve taupe, old mauve and champagneThe two darker mauves, on champagne. #915F6D · #673147 · #F7E7CE
Mauve, opera mauve and whiteThe pale purple mauve and the pinker opera mauve. #E0B0FF · #B784A7 · #FFFFFF
Mauve, opera mauve, mauve taupe, old mauve and whiteAll four mauves in order, lightest first. #E0B0FF · #B784A7 · #915F6D · #673147 · #FFFFFF
Mauve, opera mauve, old mauve and ivoryThree mauves in steps, from pale to dark. #E0B0FF · #B784A7 · #673147 · #FFFFF0
Old mauve, mauve and creamThe darkest mauve and the palest, with nothing between. #673147 · #E0B0FF · #FFFDD0
Opera mauve, mauve taupe and ivoryTwo dusty mauves, a light one and a darker one. #B784A7 · #915F6D · #FFFFF0
Opera mauve, old mauve and linenOpera mauve over old mauve, light on dark. #B784A7 · #673147 · #FAF0E6
How it works
A mauve wedding palette here is three to five colors: a mauve first, then what it is paired with, then a neutral. Four different mauves take the lead, from a pale purple to a dark purplish red.
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Which mauve to start from
Mauve is a pale purple named after the mallow flower, grayer and bluer than a pale magenta tint. The color list this page follows also prints three darker, redder mauves: opera mauve, a light reddish purple; mauve taupe, a grayish purplish red; and old mauve, a dark purplish red. If the mauve you picture is a dusty pink-purple, start with opera mauve. Under More filters, choose one of the four to keep only the palettes it leads.
Questions and answers
What colors go with mauve for a wedding?
Sage and gold are the light partners: Opera mauve, sage and ivory; Opera mauve, gold and ivory. Navy and burgundy are the dark ones: Mauve, navy blue and ghost white; Mauve taupe, burgundy and linen. Gray adds no second color: Opera mauve, silver and white.
What is the hex code for mauve?
Mauve is #E0B0FF. Opera mauve is #B784A7, mauve taupe #915F6D and old mauve #673147. Every palette in the list is followed by its codes, in the order of its colors.
Is mauve the same as lavender?
Close, at the pale end: by its code, mauve has nearly the hue of floral lavender (#B57EDC) and is paler. The term lavender covers light purples on the blue side only, and the other three mauves lean toward red.
Which wedding palettes use only shades of mauve?
The group Shades of mauve sets two or more mauves on one neutral: Mauve, opera mauve and white; Opera mauve, mauve taupe and ivory; or, from pale to dark, Mauve, opera mauve, old mauve and ivory.