Wedding color palette generator
Pick a season and a mood — get a five-color palette your florist, baker, and stationer can actually use. Download as a PNG card with hex codes. No signup.
How the palettes are built
Each palette starts from a hand-picked seed — a color that's shown up consistently in real wedding photos for that season/mood combination. From the seed we derive four more colors using HSL math:
- 1. A soft tint of the lead — pale enough for backgrounds and aisle linens.
- 2. The lead color itself — the dress sashes, ribbon, bridesmaid dresses.
- 3. A muted complementary— a quieter contrast color that doesn't fight the lead.
- 4. A deeper accent — for typography on invitations and signage.
- 5. A grounded dark neutral— for body text and outline elements so the palette doesn't float.
When to lock in your colors
Lock the palette 9–12 months out so vendors can match it. Earlier is fine; later than 6 months out causes problems — flowers need to be sourced, fabric needs to be dyed, paper stock needs to be ordered. The palette can flex on tone but should be settled enough that you're not still picking sage-vs-eucalyptus the week before.
A useful rule: pick the palette, then sit with it for two weeks without changing it. If you still like it after two weeks of seeing it everywhere on Pinterest and Instagram, ship.
FAQ
How many colors should a wedding palette have?
Five is the sweet spot. One lead color (the dress or the venue cue), one complementary accent, one deeper version for typography and signage, plus two neutrals — a soft one for backgrounds and a grounded dark one for text. Fewer and the palette feels thin; more and it loses coherence.
Do my palette colors need to match my dress?
No. The dress is white/ivory ~85% of the time, so it's effectively a neutral. Build the palette around the venue, the season, and the flowers — let the dress sit on top of those choices, not under them.
How do I share the palette with vendors?
Download the PNG card from this page and email it to your florist, baker, and stationer. The hex codes printed below each swatch let them match cake fondant, dress dyes, paper stocks, and ribbon precisely.
Are these palettes print-safe?
Yes. The seed colors are within the standard CMYK gamut so they print close to what you see on screen. Confirm with your stationer using a small proof before printing 200 invitations — monitor calibration varies.
Can I use the palette in my Memo album?
Yes — Memo's album theme picker has 24 curated palettes that map closely to common wedding moods. After you build your color palette here, pick the closest theme in Memo to make your guest album feel cohesive with the rest of your wedding.
How is this different from a Pinterest palette?
Pinterest gives you pretty images; this tool gives you printable hex codes. Florists, bakers, and stationers can't work from a Pinterest screenshot — they need exact numbers. Each palette here is built from hand-picked seed colors and harmonized with split-complementary math so the five colors actually work together.