When scrapbooking heritage photos, one of the challenges is to pick appropriate color combinations. The following is a list, by decade, of common color combinations used at the time. They are based on clothing, interior design and other media.

1900's

•     Pink, violet, black
•     Heather, violet
•     violet, mint
•     Dusty blue, white, black
•     Lilac, lemon, mint
•     chamois, browny grey

1910's

•     Deep blue, brown, Cream
•     Dusty rose, heather
•     Olive, Cream, black
•     Dusty rose, dusty blue, white
•     Dusty blue, royal blue, black
•     Chamois, periwinkle, olive

1920's

•     Royal blue, olive, Cream
•     Royal blue, dusty rose
•     Black, raspberry, evergreen
•     Cranberry, black, white
•     Chamois, mint, Cream
•     Lemon, raspberry, mint

1930's

•     Green, periwinkle, orange
•     Royal blue, dusty pink, olive
•     Pink, powder blue, chamois
•     Olive, cinnamon, chamois, white
•     Chamois, dusty blue, white
•     Lemon, lilac, pink, mint

1940's

•     Olive, deep blue, browny grey
•     Cranberry, deep blue, white
•     Browny grey, cranberry
•     Dusty rose, periwinkle, black
•     violet, chamois, olive/green
•     Royal blue, perwinkle

1950's

•     Mint, dusty rose, white
•     Olive, nautical blue, white
•     Dusty rose, chamois
•     Cranberry, black, white
•     Cream, cranberry, white
•     Pink, black

1960's

•     Lemon, white, chamois
•     violet, green, blue, black
•     Cinnamon, dusty blue
•     Olive, white, royal blue
•     Gold, raspberry, green, red
•     Cinnamon, chamois, orange, brown

1970's

•     orange, green, brown
•     violet, dusty blue
•     Red/black check
•     Brown, chamois, heather
•     Dusty blue, brown
•     Green/white gingham, brown

1980's

•     Raspberry, gold, periwinkle
•     Pink, periwinkle, chamois
•     Dusty blue, pink, white
•     Slate, brown, teal
•     Raspberry, teal, white
•     Dusty rose, purple, black