This rule is responsible for decades of boring rooms. People think
neutral means only beige, white or black. True, these colors blend easily with
other colors and are easy to live with, but so are lots of more interesting
colors. When toned down with white or black, green coordinates with almost all
colors, making it nature’s neutral. Celadon, olive, khaki and steel gray are
the “new” neutrals, easily pulling together complex color palettes.
Remember what the legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland said: “Shocking
pink is the navy blue of India.” The point is that what is neutral for one
culture or person is radical for another. Remember this too: Almost any color
becomes a neutral when it stands on its own and isn’t made to coordinate with
another color
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