The dusty blue and mauve palette with hex codes
Both colors as co-equal field colors, plus the bridge tone and the neutral the color math derives from them, built from #7c99b4 and #915f6d with the same generator that powers every color page.
- Dusty Blue Lead color
- #a9bcce
- Mauve Second color
- #b08793
- Bridge Bridge tone
- #d6cedb
- Neutral Neutral
- #edecee
- Champagne Metallic
- #f7e7ce
Flowers for a dusty blue and mauve palette
Dusty Blue and Mauve share no single bloom, so each color brings its own and the contrast carries the arrangements.
What dusty blue brings
- Garden roseDusty Blue
Roses are the one wedding staple truly available every month, grown year-round in Colombia and Ecuador; field-grown garden varieties peak late spring through fall, so off-season garden roses lean on imports.
- DelphiniumDusty Blue
Delphinium is available year-round through greenhouse and import stems, with a summer field peak; it and its cousin larkspur hold their color well when dried.
- Thistle (sea holly)Dusty Blue
Sea holly, sold as thistle, carries a true steel grey-blue and is available year-round through wholesalers, with a summer field peak; it also dries well.
What mauve brings
- LisianthusMauve
Lisianthus is greenhouse-grown and available year-round; its ruffled blooms stand in for roses or peonies across cream, mauve, and purple.
- HydrangeaMauve
Hydrangea is available year-round through greenhouse and import stems for a full blue-to-mauve mass; it dries well, and antique dried heads carry the dusty tones.
The metal for dusty blue and mauve
Dusty blue asks for silver and mauve asks for rose gold, and putting both on one table splits it; champagne is the bridge, carrying the pink of one and the coolness of the other without picking a side.
This palette finishes in champagne.
When dusty blue and mauve works best
A spring or early-summer wedding leaning dried and muted rather than bright.
Both colors are already desaturated, so the palette has no loud member and the contrast has to come from texture, fresh delphinium against dried hydrangea.
Who wears what in a dusty blue and mauve palette
Mauve dresses against dusty blue suits, champagne hardware holding the two muted tones apart.
- Lead
- mauve bridesmaid dresses
- Supporting
- dusty blue suits or ties
- Accent
- champagne hardware and dried stems
The colors in this palette
Each color on its own, with its full set of palettes and hex codes.
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