Earth-Friendly Paint Colors for Organic Living

Pam Gaulin
An organic lifestyle needs an interior decor to match.

These earth-friendly colors bring the outside to your interior living spaces, and complement your organic lifestyle.

Comforting, natural, and earthy these colors bring harmony to any bedroom decor, living room decor, or kitchen decor.

Combine color selections from the ones listed here. Use two blues, one yellow and one other color. Mix and match the color palette.

Earthy-Friendly Paint Colors for Organic Living: Yellows

The yellows in this interior design palette are golden, earthy and rich. Think of spicy mustards and deep yellow flowers.

Mayan Gold is natural and worldly, modern and pre-historic.

Gallant Gold is a rich hue by Sherwin-Williams.

Grow some Harvest Gold by Pantone in your living warm, to keep it cozy and warm.

Earthy-Friendly Paint Colors for Organic Living: Purples

Fall in love with Cupid's Dart by Benjamin Moore, another gray-muted purple hue.

Chinese Violet by Pantone is slightly brighter than the other natural purples in this palette.

Exclusive Plum by Sherwin-Williams is a a dusty, muted plum, very modern.

Earthy-Friendly Paint Colors for Organic Living: Greens

Inland by Sherwin-Williams is another muted and dusty hue.

Dark Ivy by Pantone will grow on you.

Clearspring Green by by Benjamin Moore is the color you find on the bottom of freshly sprung leaves.

Earthy-Friendly Paint Colors for Organic Living: Blues

Stratosphere by Pantone is mid-tone blue, calming and pretty.

Astral Aura by Pantone is the stars! It's a dark, midnight blue on a clear summer's night.

Symphony Blue by Benjamin Moore brings deep, natural notes to your decor.

Naval by Sherwin-Williams is a deep, organic blue from the deepest ocean depths.

Blue Bayou by Benjamin Moore is a dreamy, blue for a good night's sleep.

Raindrop Sherwin-Williams is a misty blue you could curl up with on a wet day.

Sapphire Blue by Sherwin-Williams is a crisp, bright blue bringing water and the sky to your decor.

Blue Lapis by Benjamin Moore is another jewel of a natural color.

Earthy-Friendly Paint Colors for Organic Living: Neutrals

Butter Up is a creamy, natural neutral for this palette.

Sweet Butter by Benjamin Moore is rich and natural.

Lighthouse by Benjamin Moore adds the perfect natural brightness to interior spaces.

Haystack by Benjamin Moore is another hue conjuring natural fibers.

Keep your interior spaces natural and in tune with organic living, when you redecorate and paint with these muted hues found in the sky and on the land.

Published by Pam Gaulin - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment and Lifestyle

Pam Gaulin is a freelance writer, journalist (B.A., Journalism), new (and next!) media writer and artist. Associated Content named her 2007 Content Producer of the Year. "First for Women" magazine featured...  View profile

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  • Melanie Schwear7/25/2007

    Very good. I love your color articles.

  • Amy Brantley7/20/2007

    Another great article!

  • Aly Adair7/20/2007

    I love this article. I painted every room in my house with different earth friendly colors inspired from a southwestern painting I had hanging on the living room wall. It turned out so beautiful. Thanks for the great tips.

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