Color Scheme Inspiration: Peacock Colors

One of the most popular color combinations includes the blue-green or Peacock Blue with yellow-green.

This is usually seen as a two color scheme that includes a variety of tints, tones and shades of each hue.

In the post Trend Tuesday: Going "Blue-Green" you can see many color schemes based on creating color harmony with Peacock Blue.

I found this collage of the blue-green/yellow-green tabletop decor on weddingwire.com and think it nicely shows off this color scheme.

Red-violet is a hue that isn't immediately seen but it can appear as the feather catches the light in certain directions. It is an addition to the color scheme that adds interest and evokes the more sensual qualities of this scheme.

In fact many of the current designs based on this color scheme or the peacock motif use this multi-color palette. You can see some examples in Julie's post -- Pretty as a Peacock

I found this pretty party table setting on Felicity Events Blog

Bringing in the gold, bronze or brown found in the feathers helps to balance out the cooler blues and greens.

This example of a contemporary living room appeared in Domino magazine and is included in Kiki's post on the Color for Your Home blog -- Trend Tuesday: Going "Blue-Green"

I really like the way gold and bronze work with Peacock Blue but as you can see in the 'eye' on the feather this combination is one that goes together naturally. No wonder it is so 'eye-catching'!

I fell in love with the way Mary McDonald's peacock-inspired decor in Veranda magazine. Here is a quote from the article:

For the Los Angeles designer Mary McDonald, every room tells a story with objects, colors, patterns and textures that reveal character and evoke a desired mood or feeling. Like a film director, she is bound only by the limits of her imagination. Each Christmas in her Beverly Hills home, she creates a new story, drawing inspiration from her world travels and wide-ranging tastes. This holiday season, she has transformed her English-style country house into a winter wonderland infused with Gilded Age glamour.

"Christmas gives me the opportunity to create an evocative, almost theatrical setting with beautiful treasures I collect on my trips," says McDonald, whose visit to India last year yielded a trove of peacock feathers. "This year, I wanted a rich, exotic look that was warm and festive without being too traditional. I love tradition, but I also love drama and a touch of fantasy."

See all of the gorgeous photos on Veranda

Like Julie I love the famous Peacock Dining Room, designed by the artist James McNeill Whistler for the art collector Frederick Leyland's London home but that is just one of many color that can work beautifully in your home.

Above are some other interior paint colors from House Beautiful that you might try: Benjamin Moore's Baltic Blue, Mills Spring Blue, Hague Blue and Farrow and Ball's Pelt all make an interesting foil to Benjamin Moore's Paddington Blue (a real peacock blue designer Robin Bell tells House Beautiful).

The wonderful blues, greens, and purples of a peacock's tail feathers catch the eyes of potential mates and those of us that love the iridescent colors.

It is tiny reflective crystals that give the peacock its fantastic color scheme and produce pure colors, like blue, green, yellow, and purple.

If you are interested in learning more about the science behind the enticing and sometimes elusive colors of the peacock you can visit LiveScience.com or Causes of Color

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