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Plum & Charcoal Wedding Palette

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

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Moody Romance

Plum & Charcoal

Velvet-evening palette. Best for indoor winter weddings.

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

Plum

RGB 75, 42, 74

CMYK 0, 44, 1, 71

Pantone 5275 C

Charcoal

RGB 45, 45, 45

CMYK 0, 0, 0, 82

Pantone Black C

Mauve

RGB 155, 126, 145

CMYK 0, 19, 6, 39

Pantone 5145 C

Champagne

RGB 217, 197, 160

CMYK 0, 9, 26, 15

Pantone 14-1116 TPX

Ivory

RGB 239, 230, 211

CMYK 0, 4, 12, 6

Pantone 11-0907 TPX

How it reads in context

Together with their families

Anna & James

June 14 · 2026

Florist brief

Plum dahlias, dark calla lilies, mauve roses, eucalyptus.

Stationer brief

Charcoal cardstock, champagne foil, plum envelope liner.

Rentals & tablescape

Plum velvet runners, charcoal linens, brushed brass flatware.

Attire guidance

Plum velvet dresses. Charcoal suits with mauve tie.

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See it in context

The Plum & Charcoal 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)

  • Plum
  • Charcoal
  • Mauve
  • Champagne
  • Ivory

0 of 5 masks loaded

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 Plum & Charcoal

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-plum-charcoal
  4. For the description, paste: "Plum & Charcoal 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 Plum & Charcoal 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 Plum & Charcoal palette is the right choice

Plum + Charcoal is the velvet-evening palette — built for winter indoor receptions where the palette's entire visual identity depends on candlelight. Plum is warm-dark, charcoal is cool-dark; the contrast is subtle but holds. Champagne or antique brass as the metallic (never bright gold or silver) at 10-15% of visual weight gives the eye a brighter resting point. Mauve as the lighter accent provides the visual exit from the deep-tone pair. Without these two breathers, the palette feels oppressive even at 70°F.

When this palette is the right choice. Winter indoor receptions (December-February). Venues with velvet, leather, dark wood, or restored historic detailing. Black-tie dress codes. Couples who want moody without going full goth, and who want a palette that benefits from low lighting rather than fighting it.

Where it underperforms. Daytime or outdoor ceremonies kill the palette — plum goes brown under hard sun, charcoal flattens to dressed-up neutral. Cool LED lighting (4000K+) destroys the warmth differential between plum and charcoal; demand warm uplighting at 2700K or accept that photos will read as monochrome black. Spring/summer executions feel seasonally off; this is a cold-weather palette by aesthetic.

How it compares to siblings. For the contemporary jewel-tone alternative, see Emerald & Black. For a richer fall version with more saturation, see Burgundy, Navy & Forest. The Plum + Charcoal combo page covers adjacent moody pairings.

Why this palette works

Velvet-evening palette. Best for indoor winter weddings. 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 Plum & Charcoal palette

For your florist

Plum dahlias, dark calla lilies, mauve roses, eucalyptus.

For your stationer

Charcoal cardstock, champagne foil, plum envelope liner.

For your rental and tablescape team

Plum velvet runners, charcoal linens, brushed brass flatware.

For wedding party attire

Plum velvet dresses. Charcoal suits with mauve tie.

Color codes for printers and fabric mills

NameHEXRGBCMYKPantone
Plum#4B2A4A75, 42, 740, 44, 1, 715275 C
Charcoal#2D2D2D45, 45, 450, 0, 0, 82Black C
Mauve#9B7E91155, 126, 1450, 19, 6, 395145 C
Champagne#D9C5A0217, 197, 1600, 9, 26, 1514-1116 TPX
Ivory#EFE6D3239, 230, 2110, 4, 12, 611-0907 TPX

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 Plum & Charcoal palette?
The five HEX codes for Plum & Charcoal are: Plum (#4B2A4A), Charcoal (#2D2D2D), Mauve (#9B7E91), Champagne (#D9C5A0), Ivory (#EFE6D3). Click any swatch above to copy the code, or use "Copy all HEX" for the full set.
Will the Plum & Charcoal palette work for my season?
Velvet-evening palette. Best for indoor winter weddings.
What florals work with this palette?
Plum dahlias, dark calla lilies, mauve roses, eucalyptus.
How should the invitations look?
Charcoal cardstock, champagne foil, plum envelope liner.
What about table linens, glassware, and rentals?
Plum velvet runners, charcoal linens, brushed brass flatware.
What should bridesmaids and groomsmen wear?
Plum velvet dresses. Charcoal suits with mauve tie.
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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