Quiet Ocean · Plate 22 of 45
Nautilus color reference
The nautilus lives on deep reef slopes in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its coiled shell is divided inside into chambers, and the animal adjusts the gas and liquid in them to rise and sink. Unlike octopus and squid, it has dozens of small tentacles without suckers.
Colors to reach for
Paint the shell cream or white with bold red-brown and orange stripes that fade toward the opening, and add a pearly sheen inside.
- cream
- red brown
- orange
- white
- pale pink
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