Out of practicality and style, the neutral palette is growing darker and more refined it not only looks good, it's more forgiving. The brightest, lightest colors are giving way to darker taupes and beiges, more reflective of golden skin tones. This coincides with a large return to gray pure gray uninfluenced by any other colors.
Backstage pattern (colorful carpet with large-scale, often geometric patterns) is a great place to start your design scheme. Contemporary or traditional, serious or whimsical, it does and says it all, with a sophisticated color palette.