Color Scheme Inspiration – Desert Landscapes

Desert Color SchemesHaving trouble finding a good color scheme? Color scheme inspirations will aim to fix that! Each post, we’ll pick out a topic and build color schemes out of it to inspire.

Dry and desolate? Try creative and motivational! Pack some water because this round of color schemes focuses on some of the hottest desert spots of the planet.

Photos are all found via Flickr (follow image links for more on the author), and color schemes are available to download on COLOURlovers.


Sierra_Nevada

Phoenix

Pinnacles


Wildflowers


Deserted_Tree


White_Desert


Anza-Borrego

Have any deserts that may look good as a color scheme? Let us know in the comments!

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About Elyse Harrop

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Discussion

  1. Bill Lowden

    January 14th, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Very nice. I’m kind of partial to the Deserted Tree scheme.

  2. Ben

    January 15th, 2009 at 1:23 AM

    Beautiful. I grew up in the desert, this just makes me nostalgic.

  3. Jim Jamesson

    January 17th, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    Thanks Elyse, man oh man could some sweet layouts be built using these palettes :)

  4. Joseph K

    January 19th, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    The pictures are really beautiful, and I think when you see the palette in nature, you can really see how well they work.

    Absolutely amazing colors

  5. mixedbrains

    January 20th, 2009 at 6:19 AM

    This really helps. My biggest hurdle right now is choosing a color scheme. Thanks.

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