Aficionado Palette: colors inspired by tweed and '60s nostalgia

The curated palette of the week from Sherwin-Williams showcases shades of brown and purple inspired by aficionados.

Webster’s dictionary describes an aficionado as “a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.” When Sherwin-Williams describes how they selected the colors in the Aficionado palette, you see how this definition ties into their inspiration. The colors were gathered using visuals of reading nooks, tweedy menswear and ’60s nostalgia.

Photo by, from left to right; Clem Onojeghuo; Annie Spratt; Peraunu Sebastion

Sherwin-Williams Aficionado showcases tones of brown and purple, pulled from places that could either be seen as cozy or pretentious. Regardless, the colors in this palette usually play a supporting role in the design. Following interior designers over the past year, I’ve rarely seen purple, light or dark, used as the main paint color. That’s why I found the inspiration and application of this palette so interesting.

Ancestral Gold SW 6407

Charcoal Blue SW 2739

Aficionado in Design

Finding Products matching Aficionado

You can use this color palette or images of your favorite places and patterns to start a search for matching products. I used the Vishion app to find a product in each of the colors to make up a room.

Brentwood Chair in Wine Velvet from Apt2B

Hints of Sherwin-Williams Alaea SW 7579 purple in Kravet’s Botanist fabric

Storm Diptych by Susan Hughes; art found from Zatista matching Sherwin-Williams Charcoal SW 2739

Bach Marigold Knife Edge pillow from Eastern Accents

Using Vishion to explore this color palette

Curious how Vishion can help you explore your favorite Sherwin-Williams paint colors? If you download Vishion, you can take any of the colors from this palette to find fabric, wallpaper, furniture or art.

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Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith started Vishion in 2017 after struggling to find a specific piece of home decor in the perfect color. Thus, was born Sam’s vision for Vishion. Today, the color search engine partners with some of the top brands in the world to help interior design professionals and design lovers search for products and designs by color, instantly.

When Smith isn’t pitching and traveling to various competitions or running her Vishion team, she can be found hanging with her husband, Steve, and their two dogs in Charlotte, NC.