Colour guide · Perth & WA

Colour palettes

Bridesmaid dress themes for your wedding day, and photo-ready interior palettes for selling or renting — both shaped for Perth light.

Interactive colour wheel

Tap or click a hue. We’ll mark its complementary colour (opposite on the wheel) and show related pairings you can use for dresses, flowers, walls or accents.

Related hues

Arrow keys nudge the hue · tap any swatch to copy its hex

What are complementary colours?

Complementary colours sit opposite each other on the colour wheel — for example blue and orange, or purple and yellow. Because they are as far apart as hues can be, they create maximum contrast. Each makes the other look more vivid, and pairing a warm colour with a cool one often feels balanced to the eye.

How to use them well:

60-30-10: let one colour dominate (~60%), a second support (~30%), and keep the complementary as a clear accent (~10%).
Mute one side: a dusty or desaturated partner photographs more gently than two full-strength brights fighting for attention.
One accent is enough: flowers, a tie, a cushion, or a feature wall — not every surface.

Matthew S Higgs Photography

Bridesmaid dress palettes for Perth & WA

Soft, camera-friendly themes shaped for local light and settings — from Swan Valley vines to Cottesloe sand and Margaret River forest. Inclusive wording for your whole wedding party and crew.

Photographer’s tips

Best colours to choose for wedding photos

Skip neon and high-chroma brights. They bounce colour onto skin and overpower softer florals under Perth’s strong sun.

Sage, dusty blue and muted mauve love harsh midday light. They hold detail instead of blowing out, and still look rich at golden hour.

Match the setting, not just the mood board. A vineyard wants soft greens and blush; a beach wants sand, sea-glass and soft coral — not deep forest.

Keep the wedding party in one family of tones. Mix shades of the same palette rather than unrelated brights, so group photos feel cohesive.

Complementary pairings

Combinations that photograph beautifully

Three complementary (or near-complementary) pairings tailored to bridesmaid dresses and WA settings.

Dusty blue + terracotta

Cool blue dresses with warm terracotta bouquets or ties. Beautiful at Fremantle brick and limestone, and balanced in bright midday sun.

Sage + blush / mauve

Soft green and dusty pink sit near-complementary and feel romantic without neon. Ideal for Swan Valley vines and Kings Park bushland.

Navy + champagne gold

Deep navy with soft metallic gold reads elegant at dusk receptions and city terraces. Keep the gold muted so it doesn’t glare on camera.

Dress palettes

Themes for local settings

Each palette has 4–5 swatches. Tap a hex to copy it.

Planning your wedding colours?

Tell me about your date, venue and the look you love — I’ll help you choose a palette that photographs beautifully in Perth light.

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Interior & feature-wall palettes that sell

Paint and accent families that hold up under Perth light and look calm on a phone screen — for vendors and landlords preparing a listing.

Photo-ready tips

Best colours to choose for listing photos

Favour warm whites and soft greige over stark cool white. Perth summer light can make blue-toned whites look clinical; warm neutrals stay bright in winter without turning yellow in summer.

One dark accent is enough. A charcoal feature wall, front door or joinery gives the camera an anchor. Multiple dark walls absorb light and shrink rooms on camera.

Avoid bright saturated feature walls before a shoot. Strong reds, purples and lime greens cast colour onto floors, benchtops and skin tones in photos.

Prioritise living, kitchen and main bedroom if budget is tight — these are the spaces buyers notice most when preparing a home for market.

Complementary pairings

Combinations that lift a listing

Three complementary pairings sized for rooms and listing photography — contrast without clutter.

Navy + warm timber / tan

A navy feature or joinery against warm timber flooring or tan soft furnishings. Strong contrast that still feels lived-in on portal thumbnails.

Soft eucalyptus + clay

Sage walls with a clay or terracotta accent cushion or art. Suits character homes and hills listings; keep clay to accents so rooms stay light.

Cool grey + warm brass

Warm-undertone greys with brass handles or a single lamp. Softens contemporary apartments without adding colour casts across the frame.

Listing palettes

Paint families for Perth homes

Aligned with our photo-ready guidance. Generic colour families — take them to your paint supplier for test pots. Tap a hex to copy.

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Weddings & family: Matthew S Higgs Photography · Property: MSH Photo & Film