What Colours Go With Gold?
Glancing at the shimmering gold accents in your living room, you admire how they catch the light, adding a touch of warmth and luxury to the space.
You’ve always loved the richness of gold, but pairing it with the right colours used to feel like a challenge – too bold and it overwhelmed the room; too subtle and it lost its impact. Now, knowing what colours to use for a perfectly balanced space, the room feels effortlessly cohesive, with details like gold light switches and sockets adding just the right amount of opulence to your home.
Gold is so versatile that it goes with most colours. Introducing golden accents is the quickest way to breathe life into any room – adding luxurious touches and their metallic finish helps bounce light around the space.
Ally Dowsing-Reynolds, Co-Founder and Interiors Expert
Discover what colours go with gold and create interiors that exude elegance and sophistication with Dowsing & Reynolds.
What colours go with gold?
There are plenty of colours that go well with gold, with options to suit every style preference.
Blue
Gold works well with a wide range of blue shades, but deeper shades like navy blue are best for creating a luxurious look. Blue and gold contrast beautifully for maximum impact; consider painting your walls a shade of blue and opting for gold artwork or gold handles and hardware to really allow the gold details to pop.
Dark blue and gold is also the perfect colour combination for creating art deco inspired interiors. Incorporate geometric shapes into the space through wallpaper or wall art and opt for art deco lighting to tie the look together. Our art deco wall lights in gold are perfect for adding a touch of opulence to your space and look beautiful in any room.
Green
The earthy, natural connotations of the colour green make it the perfect option if you’re looking to create a peaceful and relaxing ambience at home. Whether you’ve opted for a rich dark green or a lighter shade like sage green, gold accents will complement your green interiors beautifully.
There are plenty of ways to incorporate green into your interiors. Opt for green paint or wallpaper, or simply adorn the space with houseplants. For your gold details, consider gold photo frames or gold switches and sockets to effortlessly make the space feel more high-end and sophisticated.
Pink
Pink and gold is another classic colour combination. Choose a soft pastel pink as your base colour then add pops of gold through your accessories and hardware to create elegant and luxurious interiors.
For the perfect pink kitchen, consider painting your cabinets in a soft shade of pink then opting for gold cupboard handles and gold kitchen taps to really tie the space together.
Image courtesy of @our_greenhouse_reno and @studio.maple
Neutrals
Combining gold with neutral colours like off-white, cream, and stone is an excellent way to create tranquil, calming interiors that also feels effortlessly luxurious. Adding gold accents to a neutral room will enhance the elegance of the space and also make it look warmer and more inviting.
The neutral and gold combination is great for bedrooms. Opt for neutral tones for your walls, furniture, and bedding, then inject some warmth into the room with gorgeous gold table lamps by the bed. Play with various textures when choosing neutral fabrics to add depth and interest to the space.
Black
For a bold and dramatic look, black and gold is the perfect colour combination. It’s an updated, more opulent version of the classic black and white combination and makes an eye-catching contemporary statement in any room.
In your living room, consider opting for black furnishings with gold detailing for a striking and elegant look – gold switches and sockets with black inserts are perfect for this. Alternatively, you could use gold as your base colour and black as the contrasting accent colour, opting for a sleek black pendant light in the centre of the room to create a breathtaking focal point.
White
To create sophisticated and luxurious interiors, consider combining white and gold. The danger with white interiors is that they can end up feeling too clinical, but adding gold accents brings warmth to the space and makes it feel inviting.
Opt for gold accessories and lighting fixtures to add visual interest to the space. Gold ceiling lights are the perfect accent detail in white spaces and can serve as beautiful focal points.
Kitchen image courtesy of @callertonkitchens
Tips for decorating with gold
Decorating with gold accents is an excellent way to add warmth and elegance to your home, but balance is key to avoid it looking too over-the-top and garish. Here are some tips to help you tastefully incorporate gold into your interiors:
1. Beauty is in the details
Focus on the details in your space when it comes to incorporating gold accents. Things like light switches and sockets might feel insignificant, but upgrading them with gold finishes is the perfect way to subtly enhance your space and make it feel more luxurious without being too ostentatious.
2. Use the colour sparingly
Gold can make a space look beautiful and opulent when used sparingly. However, using too much can have the opposite effect, making a space look frumpy and inelegant. To avoid this, focus on adding small pops of gold – through your lighting fixtures, for example.
Think about shades
Combining gold with different shades will have different effects:
- Neutrals like white, cream, beige, and grey create a sophisticated look when combined with gold.
- Deep hues like navy, emerald green, and burgundy contrast beautifully with gold for an opulent look.
- Pastels like blush pink and powder blue soften the opulence of gold for a more subtly elegant look.
Think about the overall effect you want to create before deciding which shade of your chosen colour to pair with gold accents.
Show us your gold interiors
Now that you know what colours go with gold, we’d love to see how you’ve used these ideas to elevate your interiors. Tag us on Instagram @dowsingandreynolds – we can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with!
Feature image courtesy of @aflux_interiors
