Shades of tropical yellow, blue and green
While shades like pastel mint and bright pink found in Miami Beach look great on the exteriors of beachfront properties, indoors those colors tend to evoke a dated 1980s d cor. Instead, pull inspiration from richer natural hues, found in the flora and fauna of tropical locations, for a modern interior color scheme.
Tropical Yellows
Various shades of yellow can be found in flowers, fruits and the feathers of several tropical birds. Take the warm hue indoors as the core color by applying the brilliant shade to the walls with a Venetian plaster to add texture to the tone. For smaller rooms, go with a paler shade of tropical yellow to prevent it from overwhelming the space. Complete the warm tropical palette with pure reds and bright greens, with cool touches of royal blue. In bedrooms and bathrooms, where the color would be too blinding as a wall color, try tropical yellow accessories to add pops of sunshine to cooler palettes.
Tropical Blues
With the ocean as inspiration, dozens of blue hues can be classified as tropical. The dark shades of deeper waters and parrot feathers work well as an accent wall to set off white furniture or in spaces with lots of windows to break up the large blocks of a bright color in a small space. Less intensely blue colors like teal, turquoise and aquamarine can be used in palettes that incorporate both warm and cool colors, as they have a hint of green tint in their base hue. Prevent rooms with tropical blue water theme from becoming too literal by introducing contrasting textures like heavy-grained wood furniture and soft linen drapery.
Tropical Greens
Lush jungle greens bring the outdoors in when utilized as the base hue in a tropical color scheme. As green is a secondary color created by combining yellow and blue, both hues fit well in tropical green color schemes. As a wall color, tropical green can be overpowering, but it can help those bright shades of sunshine yellow, ocean blue and even crimson red stand out. Be careful of the balance of colors you use with a tropical green theme. Palettes that are predominantly green and red tend to look like Christmas, and schemes that are green and blue do not offer enough contrast.
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