Orange decors are making a serious comeback in the interior design world. This fantastic shade can be a great choice to create warm, cheerful, and inviting spaces. Psychologically, using orange elements can bring joy, fun, and happiness, and that’s why this beautiful shade is perfect to be used in any room where you need this kind of vibe, such as the living room.
There are many different ways to incorporate this powerful shade into your home. The easiest ones are by using it as an accent and using small accessories or decor items that come with orange finishes. This way, you can easily fit those items into your current space as they can blend nicely with almost any other shade.
Another way that you can use to add a stronger orange presence is by using larger elements or furniture items. For example, you can paint your accent wall using orange or use an orange couch.
However, if you prefer this approach, you may find it quite difficult to blend the dominant orange elements with other shades around it. Even a neutral one sometimes won’t work really well.
One of the problems that we often hear is that it’s really difficult to find the perfect rug color to be used alongside an orange sofa/couch.
Thus, we did an experiment, tested a wide range of rug colors alongside the orange couch, and finally we can conclude that white, gray, brown, blue, aqua, and purple are the winners. These rugs create a striking contrast against the vibrant couch, creating a visually stimulating and lively atmosphere within the room. They also evoke the essence of complementary colors, providing a dynamic sense for living rooms or areas where a mix of energy and serenity is desired.
Read on as we dive deeper into all those awesome rug options.
10 Best Rug Colors for Orange Couch
White
White rug not only becomes one of the best choices to go with an orange sofa, but it can also create amazing glam looks that blend nicely with the vibrant ambiance produced by the orange elements.
Furthermore, using a white rug can also help make the couch stand out and create more joy and excitement in your living space.
A white rug can also be a perfect base to help make your next job choosing other furniture or decor items around your couch much easier.
Orange and White
For you who want your rug to blend seamlessly with the couch but still bring a simple, crisp, and peaceful vibe like a plain white rug, then we highly recommend this orange and white rug by Safavieh.
This rug uses an Ombre style pattern that blends the orange and white elements beautifully, creating a stylish casual look that can easily fit in any different home decor style.
Orange and Gray
Another beautiful rug color that can look flawless when used beneath an orange sofa is the orange and gray rug. This kind of rug will bring similar effects to the previous orange and white but in a more deep, bold, and elegant style.
Brown
Orange and brown have a lot of similarities, and that’s why combining them together can resulting in an amazing harmonious look – the one effect that’s quite difficult to achieve while using orange.
Using a brown rug can also bring some calm, natural, and earthy looks to help balance out your living spaces. And this is quite beneficial especially if your couch feels too strong.
Orange and Brown
An orange and brown rug looks gorgeous as both colors complement each other perfectly. And there is no better place to put this rug than below a vibrant sofa.
The orange elements will keep it flawless with the couch, while the brown shade works nicely to add a bold and elegant look in an earthy vibe.
Blue
Using the color wheel principle, blue is one of the best complementary choices to orange as they are in the opposite direction. And one of the reasons why we trust the color wheel theory is that most of the time it works very well, as you can see in the image above, the blue rug matches the couch beautifully as both colors help each other look much better.
Moreover, a blue rug, especially with a deep tone such as the dark blue that we used here can help create a perfect balance with the warm tone of the orange.
Gray and Blue
A plain blue rug can work fantastic, but in some cases, you may want something that looks a bit subtle and soft, such as when you are decorating a small living room or a living room that lacks natural lighting. In this particular case, one of the best alternatives if you still want to bring the beauty and elegance of the blue is to use a gray and blue rug.
As a neutral shade, the gray element of the rug will keep it looks quite simple, clean, and elegant, while the blue can work really well to complement the couch in a stylish way.
Aqua
Another great alternative blue shade that works nicely with orange is aqua. This light, soft and subdued tone of blue can create a fresh and natural look. The cool-toned of the rug can also help balance the warmth of the couch to create a perfectly balanced and eye-catching space.
We love to use this aqua rug, especially for any couch with soft or pale orange finishes.
Beige
If you want to keep your couch become the main centerpiece for your spaces, then using a light neutral shade such as a beige rug for your living room with an orange sofa can be the best option. A beige rug can look very simple so it won’t be taking over the spaces but still looks quite gorgeous and attractive.
Furthermore, both orange and beige are similar warm-toned shades, thus they can work together really well to create warm and inviting living spaces.
Purple
The purple rug is one of the most underrated rugs. In fact, this unique shade can work wonders, especially when used alongside a perfect shade, such as orange. As you can see in the picture above, the purple rug looks amazing to bring a bold and elegant statement to the spaces, while also bringing a beautiful complimentary look to the couch.
However, we only recommend using a purple rug if you are using light flooring, as using it with a dark floor base will make it difficult to distinguish and also can make it look awkward.
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