Matching Wedding Favours to Your Colour Palette

The colour on your screen is not the colour that arrives in the box. Here is why, and what to do about it.

Why screens mislead

Every monitor and phone renders colour slightly differently, and photographs are lit differently again. A shawl photographed in daylight looks a shade lighter than the same shawl under warm reception lighting.

Fabric changes colour too

The same dye reads differently on different materials. A sage green looks softer on woven pashmina than on printed card, because the fabric's texture scatters light. This is why a favour that "matches" your invitation on screen can look slightly off in person.

Send a reference, not a colour name

"Dusty rose" means at least a dozen different colours depending on who you ask. Instead, send us one of:

• A hex code from your stationery designer, e.g. #d4a5a5
• A Pantone reference
• A photograph of your invitation or a fabric swatch in daylight

A daylight photograph of the actual item beats any colour name.

Always order a sample

This is the step that prevents the expensive mistake. We post one finished favour, free, and you only cover shipping. Hold it next to your invitation, then look at it again under warm light in the evening. If it is not right, we adjust before making 200 of them.

When an exact match is not possible

Some colours are simply hard to hit in dyed fabric — very bright neons and deep true blacks in particular. When that happens we will tell you honestly and suggest the closest achievable shade, or a complementary neutral such as ivory or champagne that works with any palette.

The safe choice

If your palette is still shifting, ivory and champagne go with everything and never clash with flowers. Plenty of couples land there deliberately.