14 Stunning Uses of a Neutral Color Palette for Events

This year’s Disney Emmys party leaned into the winter season with an “Après Fête”-themed after-party, held at Otium in Downtown Los Angeles. Designers and producers Sterling Engagements drew inspiration from the chic ambiance of an East Coast boutique hotel mingled with a West Coast wine country aesthetic, using a palette of rich leathers, woods, layered textiles, and darker metals accented with neutral florals and greens.

A spotlight was the ceiling installation, where poly chiffon draping in neutral, monochromatic tones created a decorative display. See more: Emmy Awards 2024: Steal-Worthy Event Design Details From TV's Biggest Night

Warner Music Group incorporated a creative, photo op-worthy logo design into its Grammys 2020 event, which had a 1970s theme and a color palette of golds and neutral colors. The gathering was produced by Jason Morais, Warner Music’s senior vice president of global events, with Gina Wade Creative. See more: Grammys 2020: What You Missed at the Week's Coolest Parties

Experiential marketing agency This Is Lester recently produced an elevated brunch for Armani Beauty to engage top-tier beauty influencers and press on the brand’s Luminous Silk Glow collection. The goal was to showcase the collection as the must-have items in every influencer's GRWM bag and set the trend for "glowing from within." The event, which took place at the Proper Hotel in Santa Monica on Jan. 18, featured long tabletops lined with a clean, elegant aesthetic and roses in various shades from light to dark, highlighting Armani's wide range of natural shades of cosmetics.

Guests got a chance to meet Giorgio Armani’s makeup artists at the shade-matching bar to get their unique shade foundation match, and were gifted with swag bags to take home. In addition to design and production from This Is Lester, the event featured florals from Studio Chung and rentals from BBJ Linen and Casa de Perrin.

Products were displayed throughout the space with key touchstone moments and photo opportunities. Red Carpet Systems handled fabrication for the product displays, while Bold PR handled public relations.

During the 2022 Emmys, Netflix celebrated its top TV talent at Milk Studios with a stylish soiree produced by Best Events. The event transformed the raw space into a posh tone-on-tone affair layered with shades of cream, champagne, and gold. Inside, hanging above the dance floor, was a stunning lighting installation made of softly lit rattan pendants layered with floral clouds made of orchids, pampas grass, and dripping amaranthus designed by Floral Crush Studio. Lounges and seating were procured from residential interior design resources in boucle, leather, and velvet.

Taking inspiration from interior design trends, the events team wanted to create an inviting space that felt both relaxed and opulent at the same time.

Outside, a large sculpture of a ribbon "N," made of acrylic panels, was filled with neutral-colored florals, a contrast to the black carpeting. See more: Emmys 2022: Inside Parties From Netflix, Disney, Paramount, and More

For the official New York launch of 818 Tequila, held in Shelter Island, N.Y., in August 2021, Rose Gold Collective built a summery space that incorporated the brand's logo in subtle, stylish ways. Cleverly branded moments at the event included floral installations that incorporated 818 Tequila shipping boxes, with a palette that drew from the brand’s tan- and agave-inspired color tones. See more: 10 Subtle Branding Ideas From the Launch of Kendall Jenner's Tequila Brand

Neutral tones are also a popular choice for hotels—but that doesn't mean they need to be boring. Take a cue from the June 2023 renovation of the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. The 286-room hotel was completely remodeled with a contemporary California-inspired aesthetic featuring artistic and playful elements of the Gaslamp Quarter’s early inhabitants. The focal point is a carved maple wood wall with abstract, organic shapes and patterns that portray California’s casual lifestyle. Designed by waldrop+nichols studio, the space also features curved sofas, marble tabletops, and rattan and wicker seating, most custom-made with sustainable materials. Overall, the hotel has 16,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space, including eight remodeled meeting rooms and the 200-capacity Gaslamp Room.

At Coachella in April 2023, Ketel One Botanical invited festivalgoers to cheers the beginning of what it calls "spritz season" at the brand's private Spritz Oasis party. Throughout the flower-filled daytime gathering, guests were invited to try a variety of cocktails based on the brand's three varietals—peach and orange blossom, grapefruit and rose, and cucumber and mint—which also dictated the event design and color scheme. For the peach design, fresh fruit and florals in light pinks, oranges, and neutral shades floated in the pool. NVE Experience Agency handled production. See more: Coachella 2023: 6 Event Design Trends That Stood Out This Year

In 2019, FX Networks teamed up with Vanity Fair to host an Emmys eve cocktail party at Craft. The event, which was designed and produced by Gold Sky Productions, took on a stylized desert chic theme. A large fan palm and desert fauna installation led guests—including Billy Porter, Sam Rockwell, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—from the step-and-repeat to the main event space. See more: Emmys 2019: Design and Production Highlights From the Week's Most Glamorous Parties

In July 2018, beauty and wellness brand Byrdie hosted a 10-day pop-up event in Los Angeles with shopping partner Amazon. The space featured a curation of beauty products from the site’s editors and master classes from pros, plus guests could add their favorite items to their Amazon carts. The event was produced by Clique’s in-house experiential team—along with fabrication partner Axiom—with a neutral color palette inspired by a vintage summer in LA, according to organizers, that used rich terracotta and sunny yellow tones paired with wood and layered texture finishes. See more: 15 Ways Beauty Brands Play with Product and Color at Events