What are your barn colors? Or what would they be if you had your own barn?
Pros/cons of going with “standard” colors (e.g., navy/hunter, hunter/tan, etc.) vs. something different?
Hunter, burgundy, gold
if I were to be choosing my own colors I would go with something that is sun and dirt friendly for long term show curtain use. Dark base colors just fade and show much first over time. I actually love a tan base, with pops of darker/more bold colors for the accents. I also like to ha e the trunks and plates be the bolder colors so there is contrast with the curtains. For example, Hunter trunk and hunter curtain doesn’t stand out, and you notice the difference in the variations of the colors. They don’t quite match exactly. Hunter trunks in front of tan curtains with hunter trim looks great and makes a statement!
It will be easy to get coordinating items (buckets, saddle pads, polos, leadlines, etc) if at least one of your barn colors is a standard color - blue, black, green. Our barn’s colors are black, burgundy, tan. Our drapes are a tan base and trunk covers, wrap slings, etc. are black base. It makes everything stand out.
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Black/red/silver - current
there another local barn that is purple black and silver and I really like it
I love blues though
Mine are black, white and lime/bright green. I buy most everything in black, and just use the colors on trunk covers, fly bonnets, and pads:)
Scarlet and grey.
Personally I prefer blue, but I moved from Ohio to Florida and want to have my Buckeyes represented 
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I like conservative colors and trim: navy, black, hunter green, burgundy, khaki, and combinations of the same with classic monograms and lettering. Less is more. You can add color with flowers and lots of greenery for your barn or show set up. I love Old Salem Farm’s colors and logo. Navy background with burgundy trim and classic white monogram. The simpler you go the easier and more economical it will be to get the whole barn looking cohesive. If you choose something simple it’s way easier to start collecting director’s chairs, table cloths, etc. The idea is you want an understated background to show off your cute barn and horses.
Navy, burgundy, white.
My personal things are all Navy, silver, burgundy. Last barn was Black, burgundy, silver. The barn I’m currently at is new and just decided on Blue, black and white. Like others said if you keep it simple and one of the more popular colors it is much easier to find things that coordinate- blankets, buckets, leads, wraps, saddle pads, ect.
The trainer I’m with now does navy and grey. I’ve enjoyed it because I have plenty of navy and the grey is a little different, but still pretty traditional with the navy.
Ours is navy/silver which I do like!
If I got to choose, I’d want a gray base and pale blue trim to match our light blue barn at home. White lining and monogram though. If our barn wasn’t blue, I also really like the tan base/black trim combo and it would be easy to find things in black to coordinate (buckets etc) because there’s only one shade of black.
I’ve never understood the horse industry’s obsession with burgundy as a barn color, since it clashes horribly with chestnut and bay (the two most common coat colors!) horses. But apparently I’m in a very small minority…:lol:
Personally, I like to go with a neutral, easy to match base color, like black, white (if you don’t mind LOTS of cleaning), silver, gray, or tan/khaki. It’s MUCH easier - and usually cheaper - to find drapes and other barn accessories/equipment in those colors and not accidentally end up with multiple shades. Then, pair it with a more vivid color that’s somewhere on the blue/green side of the spectrum (navy, royal, hunter, forest, teal, etc.), since those colors look good on just about every horse/person. A third color can be another from the neutral category.
For my theoretical future barn, the colors will be black, purple, and white. Black and white are easy, cheap, and neutral. Black base for things that are difficult to find in “colors”, deep purple for the other dominant color, and white for trim/accents. Simple but not boring. :yes:
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Kelly Green and Royal Blue. Have had these colors for years.
Back in the Dark Ages, when I was at a Show Barn, it was Navy with Kelly green trim.
I was never a fan of the green & sold my matchy stuff - blankets, hood, trunk cover - when I moved.
Since then I’ve stuck with Navy but trim in burgundy and add gold - Old Gold, not shiny metallic - accents (piping/monograms) when I can.
Not so matchymatchy in the barn, I go for neutral or dark colors for stuff like buckets, brushboxes, etc
I did once find some tri-colored cotton leads in “my” colors: navy/burgundy/tan.
And I have some very old - 20yrs+ - mini plastic brushboxes in navy & burgundy, still in use
@Montanas_Girl No chestnuts in my herd, all dark bays, but they all - along with DH’s waaaay-strawberry-roaned out TWH & my buckskin WB - look fine in burgundy.
The aforementioned Roan:
Navy blue, hunter green and white at my barn.
We have navy, sky blue, and cream. We have wood tack trucks and show accessories. Our team jackets have navy bases, cream logos with sky blue names.
It was super easy because the colors are readily available in multiple combinations through Dover for saddle pads, a nearby acquaintance was selling used drapes in that color, and it looks good on my buckskin pinto, bay, gray, and chestnut.
We have navy blue, red, and white and I LOVE it. I’m just a navy junkie at heart so all my gear was already navy, and it looks really handsome on my big bay 
It also turns out that Zone 3’s colors are navy and red, so when I’ve gotten freebies they match our barn colors! It’s easier to find navy+burgundy than it is to find navy+red, but still not too hard.
I have friend who’s barn colors are grey, pink, and white. Stepping outside the box a little bit but its done tastefully with a light pink.
My barn at home was navy & white. Current barn is hunter green & white.
I like something a little out of the box, but there is something to be said for being able to easily find things off the rack in your colours.
If you get too different, it gets difficult to get various things in your exact colors, might involve an upcharge and require special order of a large minimum number of pieces for anything. Standard colors means anybody can order any time with fewer setup charges.
Embroidery thread is available in a huge variety of colors so if you want something unusual, use it as an accent color.
Last barn was Hunter Green, with camel and burgundy accent. Blankets were green or burgundy, bandages and leg wraps black or white, leather halters Nobody cared if the turn out rugs complemented the coat color or not and nobody selected show coats to match barn colors. Most will keep their barn colors far longer then any of their horses even live let alone remain in their care.
