Colour wheel: Create your perfect bedroom palette
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by colour, you’ve come to the right place. Simply click on a colour you’d love to decorate with, tell us which colour theory you’re using (there’s a useful guide below!) and we’ll do the rest.
Choose your lead colour to start creating the bedroom colour palette of your dreams.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Shop your colour palette
It all starts with a great bed. Shop our range of bed frames, including snazzy storage and TV beds, to match your palette and start your bedroom off on the right track.
Advice for colour pairing like a pro
You’ve got the colours, now it’s time to use them. Check out our tips below for bringing your palette to life, with expert advice on how and where to use your preferred colours, what they pair best with, and how to effectively use the bedroom space you’ve got.
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6 colour theories used by interior designers
1. Complementary
Complementary colours sit opposite one another on the colour wheel you can see above, such as red and green. They’re best used to create impact and drama in a space.
In an often confusing turn of events, complementary colours are also known as “contrasting” colours (no, we don’t understand why either).
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2. Analogous
Analogous colours can be found next to each other on the colour wheel, like blue and purple. Use this colour theory to create a space that feels calm and relaxing.
3. Triadic
Using the colour wheel above, find three colours that are evenly spaced apart from each other. That’s a triadic colour scheme. If you were to connect them, they’d form a triangle, such as red, yellow and blue. This palette is vibrant and varied, without using too many contrasting tones.
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4. Split-complementary
A split-complementary colour palette uses one base colour, paired with the two colours next to its complementary colour (its opposite). Taking the colour wheel above, if you were to choose green as your base colour, its split-complementary colours would be orange-red and red-purple. This scheme is perfect for creating more muted contrast.
5. Tetradic
Tetradic (also known as double-complementary) schemes use four total colours, made up of two pairs of complementary colours. For example, you might use blue and orange alongside green and red. This is perfect for those of us who love colour!
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6. Square
As the name suggests, square colour schemes use four colours spaced evenly around the wheel, which could connect to form a square. Using the wheel above, you’d select every third colour. Like tetradic schemes, this creates a colourful palette, but with more balance due to the spacing of the shades.
But what about neutrals?
These classic colours don’t appear on the wheel, but that doesn’t mean they’re any less important. Tones of black, grey, white, and beige can all be used and layered together, without pulling focus from one another.
Exploring warm and cool bedroom palettes
The colour wheel naturally divides into warm (reds through yellows) and cool (blues through purples) territories. Warm palettes create that Sunday morning, breakfast-in-bed feeling – cosy and energising. Cool schemes channel that fresh-sheets-on-a-summer-evening vibe – crisp and calming. The most gorgeous bedroom colour schemes balance both!
Beyond basic colours: Shades, tints and tones
Not all blues are created equal. When you’re choosing paint colours based on your colour wheel palette, it helps to understand:
- Shades (colours mixed with black): Perfect for creating moody, cocoon-like bedrooms. That deep navy on the colour wheel becomes even more dramatic as a shade.
- Tints (colours mixed with white): Ideal for small bedrooms needing airiness. Your chosen green becomes sage when tinted.
- Tones (colours mixed with grey): The sophisticated middle ground that works with everything from modern beds to vintage furniture.
This is why “grey” can mean fifty different things in a paint shop – and why the same colour palette can feel completely different depending on which versions you choose.
How to use our colour wheel tool
It’s super simple to create a colour palette and make decorating your bedroom a breeze. To get started, simply select the colour you’d most like to use in your bedroom, such as blue, green, yellow or pink. Then, use the drop down on the right hand side to select different colour theories, such as complementary, analogous and triadic (scroll up to find out more about these!). This will determine what colours your primary pick is paired with, based on the rules of that colour theory.
Our nifty tool will then show a visual representation of how these colours work together, helping you create a harmonious and inviting bedroom.
Understanding the colour wheel
We’ve all heard of primary and secondary colours, but the colour wheel can be a little baffling if it’s your first time using it. It’s a fundamental design tool, used for centuries to help us understand the relationships between colours.
First created by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666, the colour wheel makes it easy to quickly identify what colours work well together, and which clash. Since then, designers have been using different colour theories to interpret the wheel and create stunning designs. Now it’s your turn to apply these ideas to your home.
Choosing the right colour scheme for your bedroom
The right colours for your bedroom will be personal to you, but there are a few things we’d advise given the impact colour can have on your mood and sleep quality. If you’re longing for a bedroom that feels instantly calming, consider cool colours like blue and green. For warm and cosy spaces, it’ll come as no surprise that warm tones such as red and orange work best.
To ensure these hues are well balanced, use our colour wheel tool to create a harmonious palette.
Most popular bedroom colour combinations
Here are some beloved colour combinations that go down a treat in a cosy bedroom:
- Complementary: Blue and orange
- Analogous: Purple, indigo and blue
- Split-complementary: Pink, green and yellow
The impact of colour on sleep
Experts in colour psychology have long believed that different colours can have significantly different impacts on our senses and mood. Some hues, like blue and green, make us feel relaxed, while others, like red and purple, make us feel alert and therefore less likely to snooze peacefully. Balancing your use of colour to invoke different moods is crucial for the bedroom, a space where we unwind and feel at peace.
Don’t forget the impact of lighting on your colour choice, too! Artificial lighting may increase the intensity of deep colours, whereas natural lighting can bring through warm tones in neutrals.
Best colour combinations for a restful night’s sleep
- Complementary: Pink and green
- Analogous: Blue, blue-green, and green
- Split-complementary: Yellow-orange, purple and blue
Interested to learn more? Dive into our complete guide to colour psychology and sleep.
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