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8 Beach Inspired Color Palettes & How to Create a Paint Swatch from a Photo

July 10, 2020 Rachel 2 Comments

After spending a week along the beaches of the Florida panhandle, I wanted to share with you some beautiful beach inspired color palettes using photos I took from our vacation.

In this post, I’ll also share with you the tools I used to get the color swatches and how I match paint colors with the swatches.

Beach Photo #1

This photo was taken on Shell Island across the bay from Panama City, Florida.

The paint color palettes, from left to right, are:

Behr Paris PPU14-08

Behr Lemon White P300-1

Behr Basil Chiffonade MQ6-61 or Classic Avocado M340-7

Behr Binary Star N450-6

Beach Photo #2

This photo was taken at Santa Rosa Beach in Seaside, Florida.

The paint color palettes, from left to right, are:

Behr Celestial Light MQ3-24 or Seashore Dreams P500-2

Behr River Mist S410-1

Behr Art Deco Pink MQ1-150 or Flowerpot S180-3

Behr Chelsea Garden MQ6-39

Beach Photo #3

This picture was taken at Santa Rosa Beach in Seaside, Florida.

The paint palettes, left to right, are:

Behr Dandelion Tea T15-9

Behr Camping Tent N320-4

Behr Eucalyptus Wreath N390-5

Behr Peppery MQ2-62

Beach Photo #4

This photo was taken in West Panama City Beach, Florida.

The paint palettes, left to right, are:

Behr Blowing Kisses P150-1

Behr Splendor And Pride MQ5-47

Behr Celestial Light MQ3-24

Behr Dancing Mist MQ3-62

Beach Photo #5

This photo was taken at Santa Rosa Beach in Seaside, Florida.

The paint palettes, left to right, are:

Behr Full Bloom HDC-SP14-7

Behr Toucan P230-6

Behr Wet Cement HDC-NT-23

Behr Smoky Pink N150-2

Beach Photo #6

This photo was taken at Santa Rosa Beach, in Seaside, Florida.

The paint palettes, left to right, are:

Behr Oat Field S320-4

Behr Green Balsam PPU11-15

Behr Aqua Revival HDC-WR15-9 (but make it a bit darker) or Semi-Precious MQ6-06

Behr Caribbean Sky BIC-09

Beach Photo #7

This photo was taken at Santa Rosa Beach, in Seaside, Florida.

The paint palettes, left to right, are:

Behr Dover Cliffs ECC-28-2

Behr Mystic Turquoise P450-7

Behr Layers of Ocean S520-6

Behr Charismatic Sky M520-3

Beach Photo #8

This picture was taken at Shell Island across the bay from Panama City, Florida.

The paint color palettes, left to right, are:

Behr French Porcelain P520-2 (but get one shade lighter)

Behr Gingko M390-4

Behr Classic Avocado M340-7

Behr Maui Mist BL-W10

How to Get Color Swatches from a Photo

To first get the color swatches along the bottom, I went onto IG stories, used the dropper tool in the paintbrush option and selected the the area I wanted a color swatch of, then painted it at the bottom. I liked doing this on my phone because it was fast, easy, and after doing this I could save it to my phone without sharing the photo if I wanted. After the photo is saved I can import that photo with the color swatches to any brand’s paint app to get a paint color match.

How to Get Paint Colors Palettes from a Photo

Because I have partnered with Behr Paint in the past and I prefer their paint, I used the Behr Color Smart Mobile App (Google or iTunes). In this app I can take ANY photo and find matching paint colors for any spot in the photo.

Look how good of a match that is! Because I already had taken the swatches before, it took me less than a minute to get all 4 paint colors. Sometimes, the paint color suggestion doesn’t quite match, so you can look at similar colors that they suggest below the first one, or select another area of the photo until you find the paint color you are happy with.

Being able to create swatches and paint matches from a photo can be so helpful when designing a room because you can go to Home Depot, grab the paint cards that you need and take them with you when you go shopping for home decor.

I hope you enjoyed this post with beach inspired color palettes and learning how to create color swatches for your next interior design project!

Interior Design Plans, Photography and Staging, Travel

Comments

  1. Jess says

    July 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm

    Okay…what a great idea! Brilliant!!! Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Karen Forrester says

    March 26, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    Love knowing this!

    Reply

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