Colors of Nature

I recently tweeted that I have never seen a color combination in nature that I didn't like. It's true - even with colors that I don't expect to look good together, nature finds a way to make it work. Mother Nature always chooses the perfect shades to pair together to convey specific emotions and associations via color. (Think: orange + green - Halloweeny, right? But orange flowers look so fresh and beautiful in a garden!)

Let nature be your inspiration. I made these color palettes from a CNN video on the recent wildfires in Texas.

Even without the fiery image, don't these smokey orange tones leave you feeling eerily somber?

These muted browns and greys are silencing, just like the smoke that engulfs the city below.