The sage and terracotta 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 #9caf88 and #c1653f with the same generator that powers every color page.
- Sage Lead color
- #9ca984
- Terracotta Second color
- #b7673e
- Bridge Bridge tone
- #c1bca2
- Neutral Neutral
- #eeeeec
- Gold Metallic
- #c9a227
Flowers for a sage and terracotta palette
Sage and Terracotta share no single bloom, so each color brings its own and the contrast carries the arrangements.
What sage brings
- Garden roseSage
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.
- EucalyptusSage
Eucalyptus is evergreen and available year-round in seeded, silver dollar, and baby blue forms, the default grey-green wedding filler, and it dries well.
- Olive branchSage
Olive branches are evergreen and available year-round, silver-backed leaves that add a second Mediterranean tone and dry without dropping.
What terracotta brings
- Pampas grassTerracotta
Pampas grass is fresh in fall and available year-round dried, its feathery plumes lasting indefinitely, the texture behind most boho arch and installation looks.
- Amaranth (love-lies-bleeding)Terracotta
Amaranth's trailing tassels cut from summer into fall in deep rust and burgundy, and they dry well, so dried amaranth extends the texture year-round.
The metal for sage and terracotta
Sage leans champagne and clay leans bright gold, but both reject silver, so the pair meets on matte antique gold that stays warm without shining harder than the earth tones.
This palette finishes in gold.
When sage and terracotta works best
A boho fall or late-summer wedding built on earth tones.
Sage is a cool spring green and terracotta a warm fall clay, so the split is cool greenery against warm clay, the year-round earthy palette rather than one season's.
Who wears what in a sage and terracotta palette
Sage chiffon on the bridesmaids, terracotta on the groomsmen, dried grasses tying the two.
- Lead
- sage chiffon bridesmaid dresses
- Supporting
- terracotta suiting or ties
- Accent
- matte antique gold and rust
The colors in this palette
Each color on its own, with its full set of palettes and hex codes.
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