3 Colors You Should Never Wear to a Funeral: A Matter of Respect and Sensitivity

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Consider softer or darker versions of your favorite colors:

  • Dusty blue
  • Slate
  • Forest green
  • Deep plum
  • Muted mauve
  • Taupe
  • Charcoal
  • Navy

These shades can still look polished without dominating the room.

3. Colors Strongly Associated With Celebration or Specific Cultural Meaning

This category is a little more complicated.

Unlike bright red or neon colors, there’s no simple list of universally inappropriate “celebration colors.”

That’s because color symbolism differs enormously from one culture, religion, and family to another.

White is an excellent example.

In many Western funerals, black

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