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Nature-Inspired Color Palettes AKA Design Seeds For Designers, Crafters And Home Decorators

I am Jessica Colaluca, a creator of Design Seeds. A color schemes and inspiration site, Design Seeds celebrate the hues found in nature and the aesthetic of purposeful living.

Little did I know what a universal passion my love for color palettes was. Design Seeds has become my full-time job and a passion project that gratefully continues to grow. Over the years, folks have written to me and shared what Design Seeds mean to them and how they are inspired by my pick of colors. Designers, artists, crafters, people planning weddings, home decorating, and more have found inspiration in Design Seeds color matching. I have also received very touching and personal emails from those in emotionally trying times who find a breath of happiness by immersing themselves in the process of creating color palettes. Folks in remission have told me they “feel” the hues of the color wheel more intensely than before chemo, and Design Seeds have a therapeutic effect on them.

Since January 2015, I have begun accepting photo submissions for Design Seeds, and the creative synergy of the growing community has been incredible. Talented folks from around the world share their photos via Instagram using the SeedsColor hashtag, for creating color palettes from images.

The beautiful words of the following Indian Proverb best express the ethos of Design Seeds – “All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.”

More info: design-seeds.com

Color Dew

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Photo by @gneissmouse

Fresh Palette

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Photo by @_ewabakrac

A Door Hues

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Photo by @mikefanfulli

Papered Petals

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Photo by @apetalunfolds

Rustic Tones

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Photo by @erikadeliadesign

Field Tones

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Photo by @julie_audet

Flora Hues

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Photo by @auntieclaras

Wanderlust Hues

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Photo by @angiesacher

Rustic Tones

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Photo by @erikadeliadesign

Flora Palette

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Photo by @natashakolenko

Color Set

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Photo by @ozgecenberci

Succulent Hues

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Photo by @1lifethroughthelens

Color Perched

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Photo by @magimare

Color Surf

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Photo by @lizlangley

Setting Tones

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Photo by @orangiepink

Color Canal

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Photo by @peoniesncream

Setting Hues

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Photo by @ozgecenberci

Produced Hues

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Photo by @giant_origami

Confetti Hues

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Photo by @colourspeak_kerry_

Color Sail

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Photo by @danny_englander

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jessicacolaluca (Post author) 9 years ago

HEX codes are available for Design Seeds ... i also highly recommend to *not* use color pickers / generators ... as these programs are computer algorithms and do not "see" color (as a result, they create inharmonious palettes) ... i illustrate the difference between the human eye / talent and computer software in this post : http://blog.design-seeds.com/2012/01/20/generating-color/

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Sue Werner 8 years ago

The link provided no longer works.

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AnnieLaurieBurke 9 years ago

As one that can spend hours in a paint department playing with color chips (for the pleasure of looking at the colors, not for home decorating), I can relate to this.

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Gabriel 8 years ago

great work but i think the color palettes should be little bit bigger

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Earth=home 8 years ago

Everything has color. Even if your color blind, your still seeing colors. And you changed this is a GOOD way.

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MeowingSofi 8 years ago

Gorgeous! I love all the soft colors. Fabulous work!

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AriContaldi 9 years ago

The colors here are much more bland than in the pictures, and I would much rather have a mural of the pictures than just the colors themselves.

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GretaŠidlauskaitė 9 years ago

Thumbs up from a graphic designer. Have been using this for quite some time now, nice to hear from the creator. Keep going!

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frank0ys 9 years ago

...Love them all!

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CyndiButler 9 years ago

I am a long-time fan of color. These are lovely.

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FifineBrightman 9 years ago

Beautiful and inspiring

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LyoneFein 9 years ago

I think these are pretty wonderful.

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TracyLeonard 9 years ago

p\Perhaps color rbg or hex values would be cool, but i found an online image color picker that will give you the values by uploading the image URL.

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BettyBasche 9 years ago

HI TRACEY. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SHARE WHERE TO FIND THE IMAGE COLOR PICKER, PLEASE?

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jessicacolaluca (Post author) 9 years ago

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Sue Werner 8 years ago

The link provided no longer works.

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AnnieLaurieBurke 9 years ago

As one that can spend hours in a paint department playing with color chips (for the pleasure of looking at the colors, not for home decorating), I can relate to this.

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Gabriel 8 years ago

great work but i think the color palettes should be little bit bigger

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Earth=home 8 years ago

Everything has color. Even if your color blind, your still seeing colors. And you changed this is a GOOD way.

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MeowingSofi 8 years ago

Gorgeous! I love all the soft colors. Fabulous work!

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AriContaldi 9 years ago

The colors here are much more bland than in the pictures, and I would much rather have a mural of the pictures than just the colors themselves.

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GretaŠidlauskaitė 9 years ago

Thumbs up from a graphic designer. Have been using this for quite some time now, nice to hear from the creator. Keep going!

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frank0ys 9 years ago

...Love them all!

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CyndiButler 9 years ago

I am a long-time fan of color. These are lovely.

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FifineBrightman 9 years ago

Beautiful and inspiring

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LyoneFein 9 years ago

I think these are pretty wonderful.

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TracyLeonard 9 years ago

p\Perhaps color rbg or hex values would be cool, but i found an online image color picker that will give you the values by uploading the image URL.

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BettyBasche 9 years ago

HI TRACEY. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SHARE WHERE TO FIND THE IMAGE COLOR PICKER, PLEASE?

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