Southwest
Color by Region
Earthy Southwestern colors pair beautifully with handcrafted textures, adobe, wood beams and other majestic regional influences to evoke a serene, sunbaked warmth.
Infuse your home with the grounded energy of a Southwestern color palette including ochre, sand, muted greens and other terrestrial hues.Southwest Color Palette
Create your own Southwest color scheme with these popular paint colors inspired by the region.
Create a Southwest Interior Color Palette
From the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona to the mountains of Colorado and the southern tip of California, the Southwest color palette offers radiant, invigorating colors as well as organic and calming ones.Traditional Southwestern style reflects Native American, Spanish and agricultural influences. If you’re looking to refresh a southwestern look, add a few modern design elements into your room. Here, walls in soft and airy Palladian Blue HC-144, an Eames-style rocking chair, and a sleek pendant light add a dash of energy to the southwestern motifs and handwoven textiles.
Stronger Southwest-inspired colors like Garrison Red HC-66, York Harbor Yellow 2154-40 and Driftwood 2107-40 are great options for an accent wall to set off art and treasured objects.
The Easy Elegance of Southwestern Style
Whether you have a spectacular view of the Sierra Nevada or a more modest backyard adorned with your favorite flowers and shrubs, off-white is always a popular color choice for home exteriors, including stucco.Given the region’s sun exposure, whites like Evening White OC-81 and Atrium White OC-145 are smart choices since they don’t absorb as much heat as darker colors do. A white painted exterior is also a go-to backdrop for accents like terra cotta pots full of flowering succulents, teak furniture, or the classic hammock. If you want a hint of color outside, consider Shaker Beige HC-45 or Louisburg Green HC-113, paint colors that harmonize beautifully with a Southwestern landscape.
Regional Color Palettes
Explore color palettes from the Southwest, Southeast, Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains.
Color Families
See our most popular paint colors from each color family, get design tips and more.