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Emerald & Black Wedding Palette

Full HEX, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes for the Emerald & Black wedding palette — plus a free one-page vendor brief PDF for your florist, stationer and rentals.

#1F4E3D · #171717 · #EFE6D3 · #A47E40 · #7C927A

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Moody Romance

Emerald & Black

Statement palette for evening weddings. Dramatic without veering into Halloween.

Tap any swatch HEX or use the color picker to micro-adjust the palette.

Emerald

RGB 31, 78, 61

CMYK 60, 0, 22, 69

Pantone 5535 C

Black

RGB 23, 23, 23

CMYK 0, 0, 0, 91

Pantone Black 6 C

Ivory

RGB 239, 230, 211

CMYK 0, 4, 12, 6

Pantone 11-0907 TPX

Brass

RGB 164, 126, 64

CMYK 0, 23, 61, 36

Pantone 873 C

Sage Accent

RGB 124, 146, 122

CMYK 15, 0, 16, 43

Pantone 5625 C

How it reads in context

Together with their families

Anna & James

June 14 · 2026

Florist brief

Deep green palm, white anemone with black centers, eucalyptus pods.

Stationer brief

Black cardstock with brass foil. White or ivory envelope.

Rentals & tablescape

Black linens or dark green velvet. Brass candelabra. Tapers only.

Attire guidance

Emerald dresses or full black. Black tie with brass cufflinks.

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See it in context

The Emerald & Black palette across six wedding scenes

Each scene is colorized live with the current palette — so you can read how the colors land on paper, on fabric, on the table, and across the wedding party before committing to a vendor brief.

  • Invitation suite

    Stationer color check — paper, foil, accent illustration, envelope liner.

  • Bridal bouquet

    Florist brief in one glance — bloom mix and ribbon tone.

  • Reception tablescape

    Linens, runner, napkins, glassware, centerpiece — full table read.

  • Chair styling

    Crossback wood or chiavari styling with ribbon and a single bloom.

  • Ceremony arch

    Floral arch + draping — the ceremony focal point.

  • Bridesmaids lineup

    Mismatched dresses across two palette tones with coordinated bouquets.

Or recolor your own venue photo

Upload a white-or-light photo of your venue, linen, paper, or bouquet — we'll tint it with this palette using Canvas multiply, entirely in your browser.

Drop or pick a photo to begin.
Works best with white linens, paper, or near-white backgrounds.

Tint color

Blend mode

Darkens the photo with the color — best for white / cream linens, paper, and walls.

Intensity

85%

Photo never leaves your browser — processed locally with Canvas.

Advanced: upload a grayscale base + alpha masks (real-photo pipeline)

This activates the same colorizeWithMasks() pipeline that real wedding photos use. Upload one grayscale base photo (1600×1200 WebP recommended) and up to five alpha masks — one per region. Each mask is painted with the corresponding palette swatch using multiply blend.

Upload a base photo and at least one mask to compose.

Step 1 · Base photo

Step 2 · Alpha masks (one per swatch)

  • Emerald
  • Black
  • Ivory
  • Brass
  • Sage Accent

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Blend mode (applies to all regions)

Pipeline: each mask clips its swatch color, then composites onto the base with the chosen blend. Same engine that consumes the production asset pack in public/palette-scenes/.

Pinterest pin generator

4 Pinterest pins for Emerald & Black

Each pin is 1000×1500 (Pinterest's recommended vertical size). Download the PNGs and upload to Pinterest — link each back to this palette page for the SEO flywheel.

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Rendering pins in your browser…

  • Color Stripes

    Five bold color stripes with the palette name. The Pin format that gets the most saves on Pinterest.

  • Invite Mockup

    A faux save-the-date card in your palette. Reads as 'real wedding' inspiration in the feed.

  • Mosaic Collage

    Four-quadrant mosaic — swatches, invite, tablescape, and HEX codes. Information-dense, scans quickly.

  • Minimal Editorial

    Editorial-quiet pin in your lightest palette tone. Best for moody and modern palette styles.

How to upload these to Pinterest (60 seconds)
  1. Download one or all four pins above.
  2. Go to pinterest.com/pin-builder and drag-drop the PNG.
  3. For the destination link, paste: https://wedgenerator.com/palette/moody-emerald-black
  4. For the description, paste: "Emerald & Black wedding color palette — full HEX, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes plus a free vendor brief PDF for your florist, stationer and rentals."
  5. Add 5–10 hashtags like #moodywedding #weddingpalette #weddingcolors.
  6. Pick a board and publish. Repeat for the other 3 versions.

Shop the Emerald & Black palette

Hand-picked products that match this color story. Bookmark a few, send the rest to your planner — nothing here breaks the budget.

When the Emerald & Black palette is the right choice

Emerald + black is the rare modern wedding palette that genuinely benefits from low lighting. Most palettes lose information as the room dims; this one gains it. The deep green pulls into dimensional jewel-tone richness under candlelight, the black recedes into the architecture rather than flattening it, and the brass accent catches every warm-light source as a glint rather than a glare. The combination is what New York and London art-deco wedding venues have used as their default for thirty years. It works because it's built for the room, not against it.

When this palette is the right choice. Evening weddings at modern, industrial, art-deco, or contemporary-luxury venues. Hotels with darker bones (think Soho House, Ace Hotel, restored bank buildings) carry the palette without needing further decor investment. Black-tie or cocktail dress codes amplify the formality. Fall and winter months are the natural fit; spring and summer versions work indoors but feel less seasonally aligned.

Where it underperforms.Daytime ceremonies in any setting — the palette's entire visual identity depends on darker lighting, and harsh sun flattens both emerald and black into wardrobe-grade neutrals that photograph as "dressed in dark colors" rather than "palette." Outdoor garden, beach, or barn venues clash with the urban formality of the colors. Brass tarnishes visually in cool-blue LED lighting, so if your venue uses cool-spectrum overheads, request warm uplighting from your DJ or lighting vendor at 2700K-3000K.

How it compares to siblings. For a softer velvet-evening palette with similar moody energy, see Plum & Charcoal. For a more traditional dark fall palette with deeper red rather than green, see Burgundy, Navy & Forest. To preview emerald + black against your specific venue photos before committing vendors, use the interactive palette tool.

Why this palette works

Statement palette for evening weddings. Dramatic without veering into Halloween. The five-color structure (one dominant, one secondary, one neutral base, plus two accent shades) is the format every working wedding palette uses — it gives florists, stationers, and rental teams enough variation to compose a room without becoming busy.

Using the Emerald & Black palette

For your florist

Deep green palm, white anemone with black centers, eucalyptus pods.

For your stationer

Black cardstock with brass foil. White or ivory envelope.

For your rental and tablescape team

Black linens or dark green velvet. Brass candelabra. Tapers only.

For wedding party attire

Emerald dresses or full black. Black tie with brass cufflinks.

Color codes for printers and fabric mills

NameHEXRGBCMYKPantone
Emerald#1F4E3D31, 78, 6160, 0, 22, 695535 C
Black#17171723, 23, 230, 0, 0, 91Black 6 C
Ivory#EFE6D3239, 230, 2110, 4, 12, 611-0907 TPX
Brass#A47E40164, 126, 640, 23, 61, 36873 C
Sage Accent#7C927A124, 146, 12215, 0, 16, 435625 C

HEX and RGB are for screen use (websites, save-the-dates, social). CMYK is for ink-based printing (invitations, programs). Pantone codes shown are the closest digital approximations — for exact match on custom-dyed fabric or large-format printing, ask your vendor to do a physical Pantone color match.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the HEX codes for the Emerald & Black palette?
The five HEX codes for Emerald & Black are: Emerald (#1F4E3D), Black (#171717), Ivory (#EFE6D3), Brass (#A47E40), Sage Accent (#7C927A). Click any swatch above to copy the code, or use "Copy all HEX" for the full set.
Will the Emerald & Black palette work for my season?
Statement palette for evening weddings. Dramatic without veering into Halloween.
What florals work with this palette?
Deep green palm, white anemone with black centers, eucalyptus pods.
How should the invitations look?
Black cardstock with brass foil. White or ivory envelope.
What about table linens, glassware, and rentals?
Black linens or dark green velvet. Brass candelabra. Tapers only.
What should bridesmaids and groomsmen wear?
Emerald dresses or full black. Black tie with brass cufflinks.
How do I share this palette with my vendors?
Use the "Download vendor brief (PDF)" button above. It generates a one-page PDF with the swatches, HEX/RGB/CMYK/Pantone codes, and tailored guidance for florists, stationers, rental companies, and attire. Email it to each vendor before your first meeting and everyone will be working from the same reference.

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