42 color schemes

Red Wedding Color Schemes

Red wedding color schemes sorted by what red is paired with: gold, white, black, pink or green.

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Crimson, pale pink and ivoryRed beside a far lighter tint of itself. #DC143C · #FADADD · #FFFFF0
Red, platinum and whiteAs plain as red gets: one red, two lights. #FF0000 · #E5E4E2 · #FFFFFF
Dark red, old gold and creamDeep red and old gold, heavy and warm. #8B0000 · #CFB53B · #FFFDD0
Red, black and whiteThree colors with nothing in between. #FF0000 · #000000 · #FFFFFF
Venetian red, old rose and champagneRed and a dusty rose, both a little faded. #C80815 · #C08081 · #F7E7CE
Dark red, charcoal and platinumDark red on charcoal, with one pale metal. #8B0000 · #36454F · #E5E4E2
Crimson, sage and ivorySage takes the edge off crimson. #DC143C · #BCB88A · #FFFFF0

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With gold 7

Cardinal, gold and champagne Cardinal and gold, with champagne as the pale third. #C41E3A · #D4AF37 · #F7E7CE
Cinnabar, dark goldenrod and vanilla Orange-red and brown-gold, warm all through. #E34234 · #B8860B · #F3E5AB
Crimson, goldenrod and cream Crimson with a strong, warm gold. #DC143C · #DAA520 · #FFFDD0
Persian red, gold, peach puff and ivory The softest red and gold here, with peach. #CC3333 · #D4AF37 · #FFDAB9 · #FFFFF0
Red, old gold and linen Pure red beside old gold, on linen. #FF0000 · #CFB53B · #FAF0E6
Scarlet, old gold and ivory Scarlet warms an old gold that could look dull alone. #FF2400 · #CFB53B · #FFFFF0
Venetian red, gold and eggshell A painter's red with bright gold. #C80815 · #D4AF37 · #F0EAD6

With white and ivory 7

Cardinal, light gray and white Cardinal on white, with gray for the small print. #C41E3A · #D3D3D3 · #FFFFFF
Cinnabar, wheat and ivory Orange-red with a straw-colored partner. #E34234 · #F5DEB3 · #FFFFF0
Crimson, champagne and ivory Crimson with two warm pales. #DC143C · #F7E7CE · #FFFFF0
Persian red, cream and white A gentle red that will not shout on a white table. #CC3333 · #FFFDD0 · #FFFFFF
Red, platinum and white As plain as red gets: one red, two lights. #FF0000 · #E5E4E2 · #FFFFFF
Scarlet, peach and ivory Scarlet and a pale peach echo of it. #FF2400 · #FFE5B4 · #FFFFF0
Venetian red, linen and white A deeper red on cloth whites. #C80815 · #FAF0E6 · #FFFFFF

With black 7

Cardinal, black and platinum A cool red, true black and a pale metal. #C41E3A · #000000 · #E5E4E2
Crimson, jet and silver Crimson on soft black, with a silver edge. #DC143C · #343434 · #C0C0C0
Persian red, charcoal, silver and snow A softer red where black would be too hard. #CC3333 · #36454F · #C0C0C0 · #FFFAFA
Red, black and white Three colors with nothing in between. #FF0000 · #000000 · #FFFFFF
Rose madder, black and champagne Black for the weight, champagne for the warmth. #E32636 · #000000 · #F7E7CE
Scarlet, charcoal and ivory Scarlet looks hotter still on charcoal. #FF2400 · #36454F · #FFFFF0
Venetian red, jet, light gray and white Red and near-black, stepped down through gray. #C80815 · #343434 · #D3D3D3 · #FFFFFF

With pink and blush 7

Cardinal, light pink and cream Cardinal and pink, close as two roses in a bunch. #C41E3A · #FFB6C1 · #FFFDD0
Crimson, pale pink and ivory Red beside a far lighter tint of itself. #DC143C · #FADADD · #FFFFF0
Red, cherry blossom pink and white Full red and a blossom pink. #FF0000 · #FFB7C5 · #FFFFFF
Rose madder, misty rose and snow A clear red on the faintest pink. #E32636 · #FFE4E1 · #FFFAFA
Ruby, cameo pink and ivory A pink-leaning red, so the step to pink is small. #E0115F · #EFBBCC · #FFFFF0
Scarlet, tea rose and white A hot red beside a milky pink. #FF2400 · #F4C2C2 · #FFFFFF
Venetian red, old rose and champagne Red and a dusty rose, both a little faded. #C80815 · #C08081 · #F7E7CE

With green 7

Cardinal, hunter green and white Red and dark green at full contrast. #C41E3A · #355E3B · #FFFFFF
Cinnabar, moss green and parchment Orange-red on moss. #E34234 · #8A9A5B · #F1E9D2
Crimson, sage and ivory Sage takes the edge off crimson. #DC143C · #BCB88A · #FFFFF0
Persian red, olive and champagne Soft red and olive, warm and unshowy. #CC3333 · #808000 · #F7E7CE
Red, emerald and white Bright against bright. #FF0000 · #50C878 · #FFFFFF
Scarlet, fern green and cream A poppy in a field: scarlet over leaf green. #FF2400 · #4F7942 · #FFFDD0
Venetian red, laurel green and linen Earth red with the palest green here. #C80815 · #A9BA9D · #FAF0E6

Deep reds 7

Antique ruby, tea rose and linen A dark ruby with a pink to lighten it. #841B2D · #F4C2C2 · #FAF0E6
Carmine, champagne and ivory A dark red left alone with two pales. #960018 · #F7E7CE · #FFFFF0
Carmine, navy blue, silver and white Two dark colors, red and blue, with silver. #960018 · #000080 · #C0C0C0 · #FFFFFF
Dark red, charcoal and platinum Dark red on charcoal, with one pale metal. #8B0000 · #36454F · #E5E4E2
Dark red, old gold and cream Deep red and old gold, heavy and warm. #8B0000 · #CFB53B · #FFFDD0
Firebrick, slate gray and white Brick red with a blue-gray. #B22222 · #708090 · #FFFFFF
Maroon, sage and ivory Maroon and sage, both soft-spoken. #800000 · #BCB88A · #FFFFF0

How it works

Every one of these red wedding color schemes leads with a red: scarlet, crimson, cardinal or a deeper shade. The hex codes stand under each scheme.

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Scarlet, crimson and the reds between

Scarlet is a bright red with a slight orange tinge, a quarter of the way from red to orange on the traditional color wheel. Crimson is a deep red that inclines to purple. So scarlet and cinnabar read warm, while crimson, cardinal and ruby read cool. Carmine, dark red, firebrick and maroon are darker, and have a group of their own.

Questions and answers

Which colors are best combined with red for a wedding?

None is best; each gives a different look. Gold is warm, white or ivory is clean, black is stark, pink is soft and green is bold. Every partner has a group of schemes here.

What are some red color combinations for a wedding?

Scarlet, old gold and ivory is the warm one, Red, black and white the starkest and Crimson, sage and ivory the calmest. For wedding color combinations with red and pink, try Crimson, pale pink and ivory.

Which wedding color schemes use a deep red?

The Deep reds group: Carmine, champagne and ivory, Dark red, old gold and cream, or Maroon, sage and ivory. Burgundy, wine and claret lead no scheme in this list.

What is the hex code for red?

Pure red is #FF0000 in the color list this page follows. Scarlet is #FF2400, crimson #DC143C, cardinal #C41E3A and carmine #960018.

Notes

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More notes about this page

Results are random and meant for fun, practice and planning. Do not rely on them for a decision that matters.

How this list was compiled: Every scheme is our own grouping of three or four colors that leads with a red, with a neutral last, sorted by the color the red is paired with; the darker reds have a group of their own. Nothing here is a rule of etiquette, and no color is said to mean anything. Each color name and its hex code are taken as printed in Wikipedia's List of colors (A–F, G–M and N–Z: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_A%E2%80%93F, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_G%E2%80%93M, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_N%E2%80%93Z), read 12 October 2026. Every name and code in this list was compared with those three pages that day, and no color named after a paint maker, a crayon maker, a school or a product is used. Names shortened in a scheme's name: Gold is the list's Gold (metallic) and Maroon is the list's Maroon (web). The words accent and neutral follow Wikipedia's Color scheme article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_scheme), read the same day. The bands of each swatch and the hex codes run in the order the name gives them. What scarlet and crimson are is from Wikipedia's Scarlet (color) and Crimson articles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_(color), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson), read the same day. Licence: own work