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Sunset Wedding Colors

Sunset wedding color palettes from golden hour to dusk: golds, pinks, oranges and purples, with hex codes.

Sunset Wedding Colors

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  1. Coral pink, apricot and ivoryCoral and apricot, the whole sky gone soft. #F88379 · #FBCEB1 · #FFFFF0
  2. Plum, tangerine, peach and ivoryPurple overhead, orange at the horizon. #8E4585 · #F28500 · #FFE5B4 · #FFFFF0
  3. Melon, mulberry and champagneMelon pink with a berry-dark cloud. #FEBAAD · #C54B8C · #F7E7CE
  4. Terra cotta, sandy brown and creamRed rock and sand. #E2725B · #F4A460 · #FFFDD0
  5. Royal purple, coral, gold and creamA rich purple with coral and a last glint of gold. #7851A9 · #FF7F50 · #D4AF37 · #FFFDD0
  6. Amber, peach and creamAmber light on a pale sky. #FFBF00 · #FFE5B4 · #FFFDD0
  7. Rust, marigold and parchmentRust cliffs with the sun on them. #B7410E · #EAA221 · #F1E9D2
  8. Lavender, peach puff and ivoryLavender and peach, light and even. #B57EDC · #FFDAB9 · #FFFFF0

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Golden hour 8

  • Amber, peach and cream Amber light on a pale sky. #FFBF00 · #FFE5B4 · #FFFDD0
  • Gold, peach puff and linen Metal gold with a peach haze. #D4AF37 · #FFDAB9 · #FAF0E6
  • Golden poppy, tangerine and cornsilk The brightest minute before the sun goes. #FCC200 · #F28500 · #FFF8DC
  • Harvest gold, melon and seashell Late gold and a melon pink. #DA9100 · #FEBAAD · #FFF5EE
  • Marigold, light salmon and champagne Deep gold turning pink. #EAA221 · #FFA07A · #F7E7CE
  • Saffron, apricot and old lace Gold and apricot, soft at the edges. #F4C430 · #FBCEB1 · #FDF5E6
  • Sunglow, mellow apricot, sunset and ivory Three colors from the low sun itself. #FFCC33 · #F8B878 · #FAD6A5 · #FFFFF0
  • Sunray, salmon and vanilla A tawny gold with salmon cloud. #E3AB57 · #FA8072 · #F3E5AB

Pink sky 8

  • Cerise, sunglow and cream Hot pink edges on gold. #DE3163 · #FFCC33 · #FFFDD0
  • Cherry blossom pink, wisteria and old lace Pink sliding into purple. #FFB7C5 · #C9A0DC · #FDF5E6
  • Coral pink, apricot and ivory Coral and apricot, the whole sky gone soft. #F88379 · #FBCEB1 · #FFFFF0
  • Light coral, thistle and champagne Coral below, a first trace of purple above. #F08080 · #D8BFD8 · #F7E7CE
  • Melon, mulberry and champagne Melon pink with a berry-dark cloud. #FEBAAD · #C54B8C · #F7E7CE
  • Raspberry, mellow apricot and linen A deep pink streak across apricot. #E30B5D · #F8B878 · #FAF0E6
  • Salmon pink, mellow apricot and seashell Pink cloud over an apricot horizon. #FF91A4 · #F8B878 · #FFF5EE
  • Tea rose, peach puff, gold and white The palest sunset here, with gold for the sun. #F4C2C2 · #FFDAB9 · #D4AF37 · #FFFFFF

Beach sunset 8

  • Apricot, steel blue and wheat A quiet evening: apricot, slate-blue water, dry grass. #FBCEB1 · #4682B4 · #F5DEB3
  • Cinnabar, navy blue and sunset The sun's last red on dark water. #E34234 · #000080 · #FAD6A5
  • Coral, teal, sand and white Sun, water, sand. #FF7F50 · #008080 · #C2B280 · #FFFFFF
  • Hot pink, orange peel and light cyan The loudest sky here, cooled by pale water. #FF69B4 · #FF9F00 · #E0FFFF
  • Light salmon, sky blue, sand and white Early in the sunset, while the sky is still blue. #FFA07A · #87CEEB · #C2B280 · #FFFFFF
  • Salmon, cerulean and sand Salmon sky and blue sea, with sand as the neutral. #FA8072 · #007BA7 · #C2B280
  • Sunglow, aquamarine and white A yellow sun and pale green water. #FFCC33 · #7FFFD4 · #FFFFFF
  • Tangerine, turquoise and seashell Orange sun over bright water. #F28500 · #40E0D0 · #FFF5EE

Desert sunset 8

  • Chestnut, coral pink and sand Brown hills, pink sky. #954535 · #F88379 · #C2B280
  • Copper red, desert and linen Copper light on the color the list calls Desert. #CB6D51 · #C19A6B · #FAF0E6
  • Mauve taupe, Persian orange and champagne Dusty purple hills with an orange rim. #915F6D · #D99058 · #F7E7CE
  • Old lavender, fawn and antique white After the sun has gone: gray-purple and warm sand. #796878 · #E5AA70 · #FAEBD7
  • Redwood, sunray and eggshell Red-brown and a tawny gold. #A45A52 · #E3AB57 · #F0EAD6
  • Rust, marigold and parchment Rust cliffs with the sun on them. #B7410E · #EAA221 · #F1E9D2
  • Sienna, mellow apricot and tan Dark earth under an apricot sky. #882D17 · #F8B878 · #D2B48C
  • Terra cotta, sandy brown and cream Red rock and sand. #E2725B · #F4A460 · #FFFDD0

Dusk purples 8

  • Amethyst, melon and seashell A clear purple with melon pink. #9966CC · #FEBAAD · #FFF5EE
  • Byzantium, persimmon and champagne Deep purple against a burning orange. #702963 · #EC5800 · #F7E7CE
  • Dark slate blue, light salmon and vanilla Blue-purple dusk with one salmon cloud. #483D8B · #FFA07A · #F3E5AB
  • French lilac, mellow apricot and linen Dusky purple and a fading apricot. #86608E · #F8B878 · #FAF0E6
  • Lavender, peach puff and ivory Lavender and peach, light and even. #B57EDC · #FFDAB9 · #FFFFF0
  • Midnight blue, coral pink and sunset Last light under a dark sky. #191970 · #F88379 · #FAD6A5
  • Plum, tangerine, peach and ivory Purple overhead, orange at the horizon. #8E4585 · #F28500 · #FFE5B4 · #FFFFF0
  • Royal purple, coral, gold and cream A rich purple with coral and a last glint of gold. #7851A9 · #FF7F50 · #D4AF37 · #FFFDD0

How it works

Sunset wedding colors run from gold through pink and orange to purple. Each scheme takes one part of that sky, shown as a swatch with hex codes: golden hour, a pink sky, a beach, a desert or dusk.

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Why a sunset has these colors

Air scatters blue and green light more strongly than red. At sunset the light crosses more air, so the blue and green are almost gone and orange and red remain. Photographers call the time shortly before sunset the golden hour, when daylight is redder and softer. Once the sun is well below the horizon the light turns mostly blue: the blue hour.

Reading a sunset scheme

Each scheme runs from its strongest color to its palest, which works as the neutral. Most of the neutrals are warm ones, such as ivory, cream, champagne, linen and sand, so the scheme keeps its glow.

Questions and answers

What are sunset colors for a wedding?

Golds and ambers, pinks and corals, oranges, and the purples of dusk. The color list this page uses has a color named Sunset (#FAD6A5) and two sun colors beside it, Sunglow (#FFCC33) and Sunray (#E3AB57). All three appear in schemes here.

What is a sunset wedding color palette?

A sky color, an accent and a warm neutral: Amber, peach and cream for golden hour, Coral pink, apricot and ivory for a pink sky, or Plum, tangerine, peach and ivory for dusk.

Which sunset color palette suits a wedding on the beach?

The Beach sunset group adds a water color, and often sand, to the sky: Coral, teal, sand and white, Tangerine, turquoise and seashell, or Salmon, cerulean and sand.

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