Hidden Gem & Khaki
3-color palette · hex codes and a ready-to-copy AI image prompt
- Smoky Jade
- #5E7A72
- Universal Khaki
- #CBBBA1
- Walnut Ink
- #2A241E
A desaturated cool green against a warm khaki is a low-chroma complementary pair, so it keeps tension at saturation levels where two straight neutrals would go muddy, and the walnut gives the eye a place to land. It follows the 2026 colour-of-the-year picks from the paint houses, Behr's smoky jade Hidden Gem and Sherwin-Williams' Universal Khaki, both of which pushed toward grounded tonal calm. Reads as heritage interior rather than tech when the khaki dominates.
2026 Colour of the Year picks · Behr Hidden Gem (N430-6A), Sherwin-Williams Universal Khaki (SW 6150)
AI image prompt
Hex codes are baked into the prompt. For Midjourney, attach the square reference image below first — palettes hold far better with a visual reference.
Quiet reading room with walls in #5E7A72, a #CBBBA1 wool armchair, #2A241E walnut shelving, overcast afternoon light through sheer curtains, architectural interior photography, tonal and calm --ar 4:5
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