Wedding color palettes

12 Summer Wedding Color Palettes

A good summer wedding palette can go two ways: fresh and bright, with coral, garden green, and cobalt, or soft and coastal, with sea glass, French blue, and cream. Summer gives you room for more color and light than any other season, so the palette can be a little bolder. Below are twelve curated summer wedding palettes with the exact hex codes for each color.

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What colors pair well for a summer wedding

Summer palettes pair fresh tones together: coral with blush, sea glass with sand, cobalt with champagne, and garden green with almost anything. Cream and ivory keep them from getting loud, and soft gold or silver finishes the look. Coastal weddings lean blue-green; garden weddings lean green-and-bloom.

Summer wedding flowers

Summer wedding flowers include garden roses, dahlias, peonies, zinnias, and ranunculus in coral, peach, blush, and bright white, mixed with lush green foliage. Summer is a peak season for blooms, so bright, full arrangements are easy to source.

When these summer palettes work best

These palettes are built for summer, roughly June through August, and suit garden, coastal, vineyard, and outdoor evening weddings. The brighter coral and cobalt versions read best in strong summer light, while the sea-glass and French-blue palettes keep a hot day feeling cool.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best summer wedding colors?
Fresh, bright tones or soft coastal ones. Coral, garden green, and cobalt read bright and summery; sea glass, French blue, and cream read cool and coastal. Both keep cream or ivory as the neutral that balances the color.
What colors keep a summer wedding feeling cool?
Blue-greens and soft blues: sea glass, aqua, French blue, and cornflower, grounded in white and cream. These coastal palettes read cool and airy even on a hot day, unlike the warmer coral and yellow tones.
What flowers are in season for a summer wedding?
Garden roses, dahlias, peonies, zinnias, and ranunculus are all abundant in summer, in coral, peach, blush, and white with lush greenery. Summer is a peak season for wedding flowers, so full, bright arrangements are easy.
What metallic looks best for a summer wedding?
Soft gold suits the warm coral and garden palettes; silver suits the cool sea-glass and blue ones. Keep the metallic light so it does not weigh down the fresh summer feel.

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