Most owners decorate their kitchens in neutral colors. This is a universal option. But if you want to highlight your kitchen and make its interior unique, then you should saturate it with bright colors. One of the popular colors used in kitchen interiors is orange. This invigorating color is not recommended for use in the bedroom, but it is ideal for the kitchen. But what color goes with orange in the kitchen interior?

Interior of an orange kitchen with a black apron

Reasons for choosing orange for the kitchen

Orange is a cheerful color associated with the hot sun and juicy oranges. It is intermediate in the spectrum between red and yellow. Orange is the same dynamic and energetic color as red, but it is not as aggressive. Like yellow, citrus evokes associations with summer, warmth and sun.

Photo printing with an image of an orange on the kitchen facades

Reasons why orange is suitable for the kitchen:

1. It is always a warm color;
2. It invigorates, fills you with energy, optimism, lifts your spirits, helps cope with depression;
3. This color increases appetite, so it is not recommended for people who are on diets;
4. It inspires creativity, so the owner of the orange kitchen will have a desire to create culinary delights;
5. This color is active, it stands out and draws attention to itself;
6. A large number of shades: copper, honey, terracotta, apricot, pumpkin, peach, amber and others.

Attention! If there is too much orange in the interior, it will become irritating.

A calmer shade of orange in the kitchen interior

Many people do not know what color orange goes with in the kitchen interior. It goes with almost all colors. The main thing is to choose the right shades in order to combine them harmoniously with each other.

Orange furniture in the interior of a bright kitchen

Combination of orange with cool tones

Cool colors include: violet, blue, blue and some shades of green. They create a fresh atmosphere in the room, but to prevent the interior from becoming too cold and outwardly uninhabitable, they must be diluted with warm colors, one of which is orange.

Blue

Orange and blue are opposite colors to each other. The warmth of orange compensates for the coldness of blue. Together they form a harmonious combination with natural overtones. These colors symbolize the blue sky or sea and the hot sun. The blue-orange combination can be used in the design of one set.

Blue and blue colors in combination with orange facades

Cool pale blue combined with hot orange create a balance of color temperature. As a result, the kitchen interior looks fresh and not cold or hot. You can decorate the kitchen walls in a blue color, and in a peach tone you can choose a kitchen set with glass doors on the upper modules.

More pastel shades of blue and orange in the kitchen interior

All shades of blue and light blue are combined with orange: turquoise, mint, sapphire, cobalt, denim. These tones, together with orange and floral patterns, are actively used when creating an interior in the Provence style.

Orange and blue in the interior of a Provence kitchen

Green

Green color is associated with grass or tree leaves, which looks very harmonious with summer sunny orange. These colors are pleasing to the eye. Together they create a certain balance, as orange invigorates, and green calms. Against the background of citrus-colored walls, both green pieces of furniture and decorative elements, and especially natural greenery, look impressive.

Green work wall combined with orange kitchen furniture

Light shades of green, such as light green or apple, go well with orange. Such combinations are often used in modern or eco-style.

Orange and green MDF facades in the interior of a corner kitchen

Advice! In the interior of an orange kitchen, you should not use more than 3 different colors, so that it does not turn out colorful and tasteless.

Violet

Orange and purple are a very aggressive combination, characteristic of a futuristic style. But this option can also be played correctly in the interior. To do this, both colors must have the same characteristics: be equally bright and “exuberant” or muted and dusty in the interior.

Using orange dishes as decor in a purple kitchen

Orange and other warm colors

Orange is part of the warm color spectrum. It blends harmoniously with other colors of this color temperature, especially brown and yellow.

Brown

Brown is the color of natural wood and is a symbol of stability, harmony and comfort. Its delicious shades are associated with luxury and prosperity: coffee, chocolate, chestnut, caramel, cappuccino. Wood adds sophistication to the interior, but it does not come to the fore and, in combination with orange, becomes the background. So the orange set will look beautiful against the background of parquet or light wood laminate. And peach wallpaper will be a wonderful backdrop for a set of bleached wood in the Provence style.

Orange and brown facades in the MDF kitchen

The kitchen interior looks solid with pumpkin-colored furniture and deep chocolate-colored wooden floors. Light glossy surfaces should be added to this interior.

The floor in this orange-brown kitchen is made of wood-look laminate.

The brown-orange combination creates an atmosphere of naturalness in the interior. These colors look so harmonious together that they don’t need to be diluted with others. Unless you add white as an accent.

Combination of sunny orange shade with brown wood-look facades

Yellow

Yellow is next to orange in the color scheme. Both colors are warm, sunny and cheerful. It is recommended to combine them not in saturated, but in calmer, muted tones: light lemon and peach, amber and honey. For a kitchen in a classic style, peach, creamy yellow and coral shades are suitable. For modern styles, you can use more daring combinations. The egg yolk-colored walls look beautiful and unobtrusive in the kitchen; modern furniture stands out effectively against their background: a glossy set of pure white with a carrot apron and the same bright chairs with chrome legs.

Modern style kitchen combines orange and yellow cabinet surfaces

Red

Red and orange have a special energy. To prevent the interior from becoming too aggressive and exciting the senses, you need to use these two colors together very carefully, as opposed to combining them with other colors. In a red kitchen interior, as in the photo, orange can only be used in small decorative elements. And vice versa: if, for example, the walls in the kitchen are covered with orange wallpaper, the seats of the chairs or curtains can be highlighted in red. In this case, it is better to choose shades of raspberry and fuchsia.

Orange upper cabinets combined with red lower cabinets

Combination of orange with neutral colors

Neutral colors usually serve as a backdrop for other colors. They can enhance or calm the bright orange color. Basic neutral colors include white, black and gray.

White

White color is like a blank sheet of paper on which you can draw anything. Against a white background, orange looks brighter, richer, more expressive. The combination of white walls and a bright tangerine set with glossy facades can be used in many modern styles: minimalism, hi-tech, modern. White furniture looks no less impressive against the background of salmon-colored wall decoration.

Bright linear kitchen with orange facades and white countertops

The white-orange combination can be called a win-win. This versatile combination can be complemented with any color.

White and orange corner kitchen set against a brown wall

Grey

According to scientists, the combination of gray and orange has a beneficial effect on the psyche. Gray color has a calming effect, it pacifies the exciting energy of “orange”. For example, you can install a set with facades of a hot fiery color and cold metal edging and fittings.

Kitchen in orange and gray tones

This combination looks like a hot flame enclosed in a hearth. Modern household electrical appliances look great with light peach-colored furniture. You can see a similar design in an interior in a high-tech or techno style.

Orange and gray in a modern kitchen create a great ensemble

Black

The combination of black and orange looks aggressive. These colors in large interior elements should only be used in large rooms. In kitchens with a small area, these colors will eat up the already limited space, making the room cramped, gloomy and uncomfortable. Orange and black together will look good in styles such as hi-tech, art deco and neo-Gothic.

Black and orange shades fit perfectly into the interior of a modern kitchen

This way you can install a plain black set and highlight it with a bright tangerine apron and fittings. The walls and floor in such a room should be white. Black and orange design is chosen by creative individuals or simply confident people.

Dark facades are favorably set off by an orange, bright apron and stylish handles

By creating the right combinations of orange with other colors in the kitchen interior, you can create a bright, rich, rich design that will be distinguished by individuality. By combining colorful shades together you can give the kitchen your own mood, not paying attention to conventions and stereotypes.

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An orange kitchen is not such a rare occurrence in the interiors of modern homes. According to surveys, this shade ranks second in popularity among women, right after pink. And this is not surprising.

Orange can be called the most optimistic and bright color; in combination with the right shades, it reveals its full potential. A kitchen decorated in orange tones will never look boring or uninteresting. You just need to take into account some important nuances when creating such an interior.

The influence of orange on the human psyche

Designers claim that orange shades are not suitable for decorating living rooms and bedrooms, but in the interior of a kitchen this color would be very appropriate. Since orange cannot be called a neutral shade, it should be combined with other tones very carefully, avoiding some combinations.

Rich orange color is well perceived by the human psyche only in limited quantities. This bright shade attracts attention, but, unlike red, does not cause a feeling of anxiety.

Just like yellow, this color improves mood and gives a boost of vivacity and energy. However, you should not create an interior in which the orange tone dominates, otherwise it will cause irritation.

Which kitchen interior elements should be done in orange?

Kitchen set- when choosing this interior element, preference should be given to a modern model, with glossy facades, glass and metal parts, and lighting. The fact is that orange color is more suitable for high-tech style, so the headset should be appropriate.

If the kitchen is small, you need to use this shade carefully. It is better that only some facades are orange - lower or upper, but not the entire structure.

Kitchen apron- it can be completely orange, provided that this color is not dominant in the kitchen set. Ceramic tiles, glass and even brick can be used as finishing materials. A mosaic apron combining orange and black tones will look especially interesting.

Table and chairs- an excellent solution would be to install a dining table and chairs made of special transparent orange plastic. It can be natural wood, it all depends on the chosen interior style.

If the kitchen is equipped in a high-tech or minimalist style, the bases of the table and chairs can be made of metal with a chrome-plated surface, and the top part can be made of durable orange plastic.

Curtains- this interior element is appropriate only if the kitchen is designed in country, Provence, rustic, eclectic or shabby chic style.

If the owners chose high-tech or minimalism, they will have to discard curtains and curtains, replacing them with light orange blinds. In any case, an orange tint on the windows will look very good. It will fill the room with warm light and give it coziness.

Walls- you shouldn’t make them completely orange. You can paint only one wall in this bright shade, painting the rest light gray or white. Washable wallpaper, ceramic tiles, plaster, and brickwork (for one wall) can also be used as finishing materials.

Chandelier- this interior element will look very organic in orange, especially in combination with other accessories. To ensure there is enough light in the room, additional lighting with a cool glow should be installed (above work surfaces, above shelves, etc.).

As for the orange chandelier, it can be made of chromed metal and glass. In a small kitchen with a low ceiling, you can install a small orange glass lampshade.

Since you will need a lot of light, it is better to organize spot lighting around the entire perimeter of the kitchen. It is very good if enough daylight penetrates into the room.

Interior styles that go with orange

Hi-tech- this style goes perfectly with orange. It is perfect for active and modern people who are not afraid of experiments and prefer innovations to boring traditions.

In a high-tech style kitchen you can install a laconic kitchen set with orange glossy facades and glass inserts. The walls in this interior can be white or light gray; the floor should be decorated in the same color.

All household appliances should be ultra-modern, preferably from the same manufacturer. The best color for it is metallic silver or black. A large orange refrigerator will look very interesting in such an interior.

We must not forget about spot lighting around the entire perimeter of the kitchen. The apron can be made of glossy tiles or mosaics. It is recommended to use synthetic stone for arranging work surfaces.

It is better to use porcelain stoneware as a floor covering. A black self-leveling floor would look good. A white suspended ceiling can also be glossy.

Advice! If rich orange seems too bright and provocative, you can replace it with softer shades - apricot, salmon, pale orange. Snow-white decorative details - tablecloth, curtains, porcelain - will also help to dilute the brightness of this rich color.

Minimalism- this style will also “make friends” with all shades of orange. The main thing is to make sure that there is not too much of this bright color in the room.

A kitchen in monochrome neutral tones will be decorated with orange elements: a tall refrigerator, lower or upper facades of furniture, blinds, and a chandelier. Surfaces can be either glossy or matte. The room should not be overloaded with unnecessary parts and accessories.

The use of textiles should be avoided completely. It is better to hide all dishes and kitchen utensils and not put them on display. You can place one tall orange vase in the corner of the kitchen.

Classic- a style that is difficult to combine with orange. However, if you really want to do this, you should replace the bright shade with a calmer peach tone. It can be used in textiles - chair upholstery, curtains, tablecloths. The decoration of such a kitchen will be elegant peach-colored dishes.

In general, the interior must comply with the classical standard, that is, it is necessary to give preference to smooth lines, natural materials, and exquisite decor. The use of gilding, mirror surfaces and natural stone (can be replaced with artificial stone) is encouraged.

Advice! The more modern the interior style, the brighter and more saturated shades of orange can be used in it - pumpkin, carrot, orange, as well as cinnabar color. For traditional interiors, strict shades of orange are more suitable - mustard, ocher, amber, honey, brick, terracotta, chestnut, rust.

What shades can you combine orange with in your kitchen interior?

A harmonious combination of shades is almost half the success when creating the interior of any room, including the kitchen. Before you start arranging it, you need to clearly understand the general concept of the room and clearly understand what the result should be.

Orange and white- this is a classic win-win option. This combination of shades will look very stylish and elegant, but at the same time somewhat cold.

The ideal way to decorate the interior is to combine white walls with orange furniture. The kitchen floor can be beige. One orange wall combined with three completely white ones also looks great.

Advice! Since the orange tone belongs to a warm color scheme, it should be combined with the same warm shades that are located next to it in the color palette.

Orange with black- this combination of shades will help make the kitchen exclusive and elegant, it will add sophistication and charm to the room.

However, only these two colors should not be present in the interior. They must be diluted with beige or light shades. For example, paint the walls and ceiling white, install kitchen units in black and orange tones and make the screed floor black.

Orange with beige- a wonderful combination of shades, warm and harmonious. A kitchen in this color scheme will look very cozy.

The beige shade significantly smoothes out the brightness of orange, making it softer and more pleasant. As additional tones when arranging a beige-orange interior, you can use white, brown and yellow.

Orange with gray- a very elegant and almost perfect combination of tones. Orange color combines perfectly with all shades of gray, from the palest to the most saturated and dark. This solution is especially often used when arranging a high-tech kitchen.

Ideal interior option: decorate the walls with gray plaster, install a light gray kitchen set with orange glossy facades. Decorate your kitchen backsplash with mosaics in black, orange and gray tones. Place a table and chairs with metal bases and a bright orange top.

The use of orange shades when arranging a small kitchen

Orange color has the property of visually increasing objects in size and bringing them closer. This means that this shade should be used with caution when decorating a small kitchen.

To make the room look harmonious and cozy, you should adhere to some rules:

1. If one of the walls is highlighted with orange and the other three walls are made beige, gray or white, then the ceiling in a low kitchen will look higher.
2. If the walls up to the middle, or a separate section of them (for example, an apron), are painted orange, then the entire room will visually become more spacious and wider.
3. In a very cramped and small kitchen, orange should be present only in small details - for example, in kitchen utensils, accessories, fittings and textiles.

Orange color, with all its variety of shades, can be energetic, soft, warm, and even cold. If you listen to all the advice and draw up a clear plan for the future kitchen interior, you can achieve excellent results.

The comfort and practicality of the environment directly depends on the color of the kitchen furniture. For self-confident, positive-minded people, an orange kitchen will be an excellent solution. The sunny color will help you get rid of unpleasant thoughts and blues and set a positive mood for the whole day.

• Orange has a powerful energy characteristic, therefore it gives a state of joyful excitement.
• According to psychotherapists, orange color normalizes metabolic processes, activates the functioning of the endocrine glands, has a beneficial effect on the genitourinary system, digestion, improves appetite and causes euphoria. Orange invariably stimulates action and is considered one of the most favorable for decorating dining areas.
• Excess color leads to overwork and causes irritation, so orange should be used sparingly.

• Orange can crowd out other colors and attract attention, so it is important to choose the right companion colors.
• If the room faces south, then orange must be used very carefully, otherwise an oversaturation of warmth cannot be avoided.
• For a room whose windows face north, it is difficult to find a more suitable color. Darkness and coolness will be enlivened by a particle of the sun, which is carried by the orange color.
• Orange can visually make objects closer, so using furniture in these shades will allow you to adjust the interior in a favorable direction.

What styles is it suitable for?

This color will be appropriate in almost any interior style. A rare exception is empire, rococo and classical design, but for them certain shades and combinations of orange will be appropriate.

• . For a minimalist kitchen, white-orange and white-gray colors are very relevant.
• Folk,. For these interior styles, the orange-fiery palette is most often chosen.
• . Within this style, orange is often combined with wood, ceramics, and peach shades.
• Futuristic style. An extraordinary combination of orange with purple or black will look amazing in the “kitchen of the future.”
• . In harmonious oriental interiors, orange also has a place; for this, the energy of the active color is diluted with neutral shades of brown.

Background for orange furniture

Bright orange requires a suitable background. It is important to choose the right color for the walls, floor and ceiling, this will allow orange to fully reveal itself.

Wall decoration. Kitchen furniture in orange will look fresh and sophisticated against the backdrop of peach walls. This proximity will allow orange to sound soft and gentle. Gray, olive, pistachio or white walls, as well as light, bleached shades of green and purple are the best choice for decorating kitchen walls. Avoid too bright colors, as you can quickly get tired of such a kitchen.

Ceiling finishing. It is advisable to paint the ceiling white, but it is not necessary to choose a snow-white shade. Beige color or a shade of baked milk can advantageously emphasize all the charm of orange.

Floor finishing. A white floor will harmoniously complement orange furniture, but this solution is not practical enough for the kitchen. An alternative for the brave could be a black glossy floor; against its background, the brightness of the orange will be maximum. Other suitable colors: brown, gray, blue, beige, sand, peach, dark or light wood shades. The floor made of multi-colored mosaics looks very original.

Combination with other colors

If you do not want to see furniture in the kitchen made in a monochromatic orange color, then use proven combinations. So, you can give the interior the necessary direction, make it more comfortable and restrained or modern, dynamic.

Combining facade colors

• White. This combination has already become a classic. White in this variation absorbs the warmth of orange, emphasizing its brightness and richness. White and orange facades will organically fit into a spacious or small kitchen, making it cozy and sunny.
• Blue in warm shades. A combination that will make the interior not boring and modern, reminiscent of the warm sea and bright sun.
• Shades of brown. This combination will be appropriate even in fairly laconic interiors typical of oriental minimalism. Neutral brown dilutes the richness of orange, allowing it to acquire a noble sound.
• Green and its shades. A color tandem that can be found in nature, which is why it looks quite harmonious in everyday life. Facades in green and orange tones will become an accent in the kitchen and will appeal to self-confident, ambitious owners. Depending on the chosen shade, the furniture can acquire a more delicate or expressive sound.
• Grey. It will be an excellent addition to orange facades; this combination has a positive effect on the psyche and is pleasing to the eye. Psychologists note the calming effect of gray-orange colors.

Choosing a countertop color

Many colors of the spectrum harmonize with orange, so the tabletop can have almost any color that meets the requirements of the style you choose.

• Dark or light wood. The natural softness of natural wood shades makes orange even more expressive.
• Black. The black tabletop looks impressive and modern; this combination will appeal to connoisseurs of the Art Nouveau style.
• White. White color will not make the room heavier, so it will fit perfectly into a small kitchen.
• Cherry. If you are looking for a non-standard solution, then opt for a cherry countertop.
• Olive. A harmonious union of colors in a natural palette.
• Grey. A tabletop in this color will balance the active energy of orange.
• Metallic. Active orange color can be balanced with a cool shade of metal. Household appliances with a chrome surface will complement the metallic countertop.

How to design an apron

The apron can be the same color as the countertop or different from it. The accent in the kitchen will be in fiery and sunny colors. The mosaic protective panel looks very original in a country interior. A sheet of metal as an apron will be a great addition.

Chromotherapy is an effective non-contact method of treating many ailments with color, including depression with all its manifestations: blues, apathy, laziness and irritability. If you want to recharge your energy, warmth and mood - orange kitchens will undoubtedly help you with this.

Orange is transitional on the border yellow and red. He took energy from red, and warmth from yellow, which resulted in such an optimistic, cheerful and very fresh color. And the name “orange” itself comes from orange, “orange,” the fruit of the sun.

Orange is the color of optimism; it stimulates the brain, awakens creativity, and lifts your spirits. Maybe that's why the Dutch are such a cheerful and reckless people, because orange is their national color?

The choice of orange for the kitchen is not accidental. In chromotherapy, it is responsible for the digestive system, normalizes the functioning of the genitourinary system, and increases libido. This color, irritating the receptors, stimulates the appetite, so in such a kitchen you want to eat more often, and the food seems tastier.

So the orange color of the kitchen is unlikely to suit those who are fighting an irreconcilable struggle with excess weight. Although, on the other hand, having received a charge of vivacity and energy, calories will be burned more intensely.

There is another reason why orange kitchens are so attractive specifically for our latitudes, with their many long, gloomy autumn-winter evenings. The energy of color in this case will be very appropriate.

When developing the design of an orange kitchen, you should take into account the features inherent in this color:

• Warmth – it fills the room with light and warmth, so a kitchen in sunny shades is perfect for the northern part of the house;

• Activity is a very “hard” color in relation to others, it is extremely visually active, therefore it is able to displace and suppress other colors. So orange headset is guaranteed to occupy all the attention, and the walls, floor and ceiling will remain invisible. So, when working out the design, it is worth remembering this and very judiciously using especially rich shades of orange;

• Visual magnification – color has the ability to visually enlarge and bring objects closer. Yes, orange chair and table will actually appear closer than it actually is. This property can be used to visually correct the layout - for example, if in a long (elongated) kitchen the far wall is painted a rich orange color, the room will become more regular and square.

If you have small kitchen, then you will have to abandon the orange walls - a small room in bright colors will visually shrink even more. For small kitchens, we can recommend orange accessories - a lampshade, curtains or a kitchen table.

• Orange has a significant palette of shades - gummite, carrot orange, ocher, copper, coral, amber, pumpkin, terracotta, peach.

So you can always choose a shade that, on the one hand, will retain all the features and advantages of the orange color, and on the other hand, will not be so harsh and overly intense and tiring.

So for those, for example, who are afraid of gaining excess weight, you can choose an apricot or peach shade:

Advice! If you are not sure that the orange color of the kitchen is your choice, just try adding a single bright detail to the existing interior - chairs, curtains, a lamp, etc. And evaluate how comfortable you feel.

Combinations with orange in the kitchen

Orange is a rather complex color. He is cheerful and optimistic, but it is this unbridled flow of energy that can become somewhat tiring over time. It’s like, in the midst of unbridled fun, your head can suddenly start to hurt from the abundance of emotions.

By correctly combining the fiery palette with other colors, you can advantageously emphasize the richness and activity of orange, but also make it less intrusive:

• White and orange are what interior designers usually call a “classic combination.” An orange kitchen set on a white background will look especially expressive. The combination of orange and white makes things visually more voluminous. But it should be taken into account that the white color acts as an amplifier, so it adds activity to the already quite bright orange. So, to combine with white, it is better to choose soft, muted colors of the orange palette.

• Blue or mint and orange is another exemplary combination, but it is based on slightly different principles than orange and white. Orange and blue are the unity and struggle of opposites, when the coldness of blue balances the heat of orange, resulting in an extremely harmonious combination. This combination of colors is especially suitable for an orange kitchen, the windows of which face the sunny side - the severity and coldness of the blue compensates for the excess of warm tones.