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Floral Trend Color 2021 Highlighted: Scorched Earth
The Scorched Earth color palette explained
written by: Thursd. | 25-11-2020
Published for the floral industry by the trendwatchers of the Thursd international platform, the floral trend color of the year 2021 is announced.
Thursd’s trend forecasting and color consultancy for designs lead us towards the vibrant golden-yellow color.
The Color Palette
Starting at a sunlit hue, the color palette moves from a bright orange towards a slightly broken yellow where it lingers hopefully and results in a gloomy yellow-beige symbolizing the destroyed earth. The trend color emphasizes the need to immerse ourselves in a world that is characterized by colors that reflect sustainable thoughts.
Combining a touch of strength and boldness by adding colors in the range of orange, crimson, beige, and green; a diverse color palette is created.
The Color Pallete Explained
The Scorched Earth colors and additional colors, and their sustainable descriptors are as follows:
Golden yellow – a comforting and friendly yellow that provides a warming presence
Deep crimson red – a deep warm pink leaning towards a full red that embodies a feeling of fullness
Burnt orange – a medium golden-orange that evokes visions of flames
Earthy beige – earth-inspired brown symbolic of dry endings yet hopeful new beginnings
Grounding taupe – clay color that sculptures the way towards brown and offers the promise of a new day
Warm green – a fresh green that friendly supports scorched earth and justifies the growth in the trend color palette
Read more about the vision behind the Floral Trend Color from a sustainability perspective in the article: Why sustainability leads the choice of the floral trend color.
The Color Palette Expressed In Images
The golden yellow and earthy hues reflect the scorched earth. Paired with colors such as orange, red, and green, the color combination fuses a spirit of awareness and motivation towards a better future. Check out the following images that represent the Scorched Earth color theme perfectly and which are the inspiration for choosing this color scheme:
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