Last year, the American color company Pantone chose Rose Quartz and Serenity as trend colors for 2016. At competitor Dulux, the favorite is called gold ocher and is supposed to make rooms shine. The color is slightly darker than the traditional color ocher, but also has a warm effect and gives us a positive attitude to life. If you would like to incorporate this color of the year 2016 into your modern interior, then you will find it in this article! Today we will show you how you can combine the color and which colors would go perfectly with it.
What does the color ocher look like?
Ocher is one of the earth colors and is associated with sun-warmed rock, honey and spices. The natural earth pigment is a mixture of brown iron stone, clay minerals, quartz and lime, but is now only extracted from earth in small quantities. Today, ocher is made on an artificial basis from iron oxide colors and is also known as iron oxide yellow. If acrylic paints yellow, red and blue are mixed together, the color ocher results. The mixture can be lightened or darkened with white and black.
The effect of color
Gold ocher can be used throughout the design world and is on the rise this year in art, architecture, fashion and design. The color should reflect our zeitgeist and give the rooms a new shine. Your task is not only to work on its own, but also to mediate between other trend colors.
Ocher as a wall color
There are many ways to showcase the color ocher in your own four walls. As a wall color, ocher has a warming, friendly and spiritually stimulating effect. According to Feng Shui teachings, it symbolizes the earth and stands for longevity.
It is recommended to paint only one accent wall in gold ocher and choose a similar shade such as mocha, terracotta or cappuccino for the others. Earth colors in the living area create a cozy atmosphere and are reminiscent of warm autumn days.
If gold ocher is too colorful and expressive for you, then you can only paint the wall halfway up. All you need is tape, a paint roller and a few newspapers to lay out.
Furniture and accessories
Are you planning to buy a new sofa for the living room? Then think about whether the trend color would fit with the rest of your interior and your taste. Alternatively, even an ocher-colored relaxing chair can become a real eye-catcher in the room.
What materials and colors can you combine with the color ocher?
Ocher color combines perfectly with copper and brass because these metals mimic the warm shine of gold. Golden ocher works equally well with cardboard and blonde woods such as birch, oak, beech and maple.
With green
Fresh green grass releases us from security and represents an optimistic future. Combined with ocher tones and brown, the strong tone fully develops its beautiful effect. Place a few green plants around your ocher yellow sofa and bring nature into the living room!
With brown
Ocher is basically brown based on yellow and can be described as one of the infinitely many shades in the brown range. If you have dark wood furniture, gold ocher is a great way to brighten the room with color.
With pink tones
It's not just powdery rose quartz that's on the rise. Coral, apricot and old pink look cheerful and can be combined beautifully with gold ocher. You can round off the color combination nicely with Marsala and muted red tones.
At Dulux, earthy reds represent the rich heritage of our history and are reminiscent of paintings by old masters. Combined with a touch of gold and neutral colors such as beige or brown, they look vintage and modern at the same time.
In the example above, the color ocher appears more intense and acts as an energy replenisher, while the cheerful pink accents balance this effect.
With navy blue
Do you remember the famous painting “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” by the Dutch artist Jan Vermeer van Delft? The successful color combination of ocher yellow and blue immediately catches the eye, and not just because the background is black.
“The Girl with a Pearl Earring”
The color pair has something almost elegant about it without being too ostentatious and works equally well in the living room as well as the bedroom. Whether you choose dark navy, royal blue or turquoise is up to you.
Color scheme with ocher and petrol
Here are a few examples of how well petrol and ocher get along. Anthracite and stone gray underline the composition wonderfully and make the overall picture appear calm and balanced.
With stone gray
Neutral gray still remains relevant in modern decor and can create the perfect backdrop for the crisp ocher yellow. You can choose light gray tones such as stone gray or greige, or experiment with dark trendy colors such as dove gray and anthracite.
Do you like mysterious midnight tones like graphite gray? So that the room doesn't appear too dark, you can accentuate with bright colors such as ocher yellow.
Muted colors
Muted colors are wonderfully earthy and natural. The color scheme presented above is reminiscent of late summer or autumn and can look wonderfully cozy in the living room.
