Trending Sunset Home Design Colors That Will Add Some Joy To Your Day

Who doesn't enjoy a beautiful sunset? With bold, vibrant hues that scatter across the skyline and gentle warmth that briefly envelops everything in its path — sunsets are evocative of beauty and awe, relaxation, renewal, and peace. There's a reason the beauty of sunsets has captivated artists across time and cultures, and it's no wonder that these natural works of art have caught the allure of the interior design world as well. With experts embracing earthy decor and homeowners seeking beautiful ways to bring the outdoors into the home, we're not surprised that vibrant sunset hues, including red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue, are shaping up to be one of this summer's biggest trends to watch and perhaps even the next big color trend to take over the design world.

Designers such as Aimee Meisgeier, principal and lead designer of AM Interior Design aren't alone in predicting that it's about time for neutral color schemes to step aside and make way for sunset colorcore with its vivid playfulness, depth, dimension, and visual excitement (per Martha Stewart). And, don't worry minimalists. For folks who are afraid to play with color — designing with sunset hues doesn't just mean slathering your home in bright reds, oranges, and yellows. From bright, bold, high impact to subtle and subdued or abstract, there are myriad ways to let sunsets inspire your home design. Below we'll share the colors that show why it's time to let the sunset colorcore home design trend shine and share various ways to incorporate them into your abode. 

As any sunset aficionado knows, the hues of the skyline come sundown are anything but limited. Instead, sunsets and their accompanying palettes are vivid, vibrant, diverse, and complex. As such, there's something to love for every design style and preference. Sunset palettes are as varied as sunsets themselves. Cotton candy sky sunsets can incorporate pinks, blues, and yellow golds, while post-storm sunsets may turn more to deep rich colors like turquoise, royal purple, and magenta. As nature shows us by painting the sky in so many shades depending on atmospheric conditions, weather, geographic region, and seasonal changes, there are so many colors and countless shades to choose from.

Yellow, orange, pink, purple, and blue all make up the base colors of a sunset palette, but once you've got those basics — that's when you can really lean into your creativity and have some fun. For example, when choosing a shade of yellow, you can customize your sunset palette depending on your preference between honey gold, brown-yellow mustard, amber-tinted, or bright lemon. Using sunset palettes in your home is all about finding your perfect sunset, and pulling out your favorite complimentary shades to create harmony, and your favorite contrasting shades to create dynamism. Depending on preference, your sunset of choice may vary between a warm and glowing tropical scene at the beach or a muted snowy sunset that plays into cool rose quartz, cerulean, and lavender winter tones. 

If you're ready to bring some golden hour glow to your home, or you're seeking some ways to liven up a neutral color scheme, using sunset colors is a great way to do the trick. A good place to start is browsing complete color palettes online. Next, you'll want to match your selected palette to your chosen room, making sure that the colors fit well with the overall feeling you want to create. For example, a gentle pastel palette inspired by a pink sky sunset could be perfect for a baby girl's nursery, while a deep dark-hued purple and orange palette may be more suitable for a masculine library or study.

Another important tip is to consider the direction light comes into each room. You may want to use more sunset colors in rooms that don't benefit from lots of natural light to counteract the darkness. West-facing rooms normally receive more sunlight as opposed to east- and north-facing rooms, which tend to be darker throughout the year and may benefit from more color infusions. Then, the world is your oyster when it comes to how you'll use your selected hues. Whether it's simply incorporating textiles, artwork, and decor to invoke the tranquility of sunsets, or it's color drenching and wall painting with bold colors to set the room aglow, you get to choose how much of the sunset feel-good vibe you bring indoors.