Autumn Ribbon Colours for Gifts, Hampers & Branded Packaging

Autumn is one of the easiest seasons to create beautiful packaging around, with rich greens, warm oranges, earthy neutrals and metallic tones all working particularly well on gifts, hampers and presentation boxes.

Whether you’re preparing seasonal gifts, Christmas hampers, corporate packaging or an autumn event, we’ve brought together some of our favourite autumn ribbon colours and ideas for combining them with printed logos and wording.

Our Favourite Autumn Ribbon Colours

There isn’t one single autumn colour palette. You can keep things natural and understated, use rich traditional shades or add metallic printing for a more luxurious finish.

Forest Green Ribbon

Forest green is one of the most versatile autumn ribbon colours.

It works beautifully with kraft packaging, cream boxes, natural materials and seasonal foliage, but it can also look very smart as part of corporate gift packaging.

For personalised ribbon, forest green pairs particularly well with white, gold, light gold and metallic print colours.

Warm Orange & Rust Ribbon

Warm orange and rust shades reflect the deeper colours associated with autumn leaves and seasonal displays.

They can work particularly well for hampers, food gifts, floristry, Halloween packaging and autumn events.

Try combining warmer orange ribbons with black, dark brown or metallic gold printing, depending on the look you want to create.

Copper Ribbon

Copper brings a warm metallic feel to autumn packaging without being as bright as traditional gold.

It works particularly well alongside dark green, navy, cream, brown and natural kraft packaging.

You can also create a copper effect through the print itself, using a contrasting satin ribbon with metallic copper printing.

Antique Gold Ribbon

Antique gold is ideal when you want something warmer and softer than bright yellow gold.

It’s particularly effective for premium gifts, hampers, weddings, events and seasonal corporate packaging.

Pair it with deep colours such as navy, burgundy, forest green or chocolate brown for a richer autumn look.

Other Colours That Work Beautifully for Autumn

Autumn packaging doesn’t have to be limited to orange and brown.

Depending on your brand or event, you might also consider:

• Burgundy – rich and traditional, particularly effective with gold or cream.
• Chocolate brown – ideal with natural, kraft and food packaging.
• Cream – softens darker autumn palettes and works well with metallic printing.
• Sage green – a softer alternative to deep forest shades.
• Navy – excellent for corporate autumn and Christmas packaging when paired with gold or copper.

Autumn Ribbon for Hampers

Ribbon is one of the simplest ways to give hampers a seasonal appearance without changing the hamper box itself.

A plain kraft, black or cream hamper can be used throughout the year and changed for autumn simply by switching the ribbon colour.

For larger hamper boxes, 25mm, 38mm and 48mm ribbon can give your logo or wording enough space to become a visible part of the finished presentation.

Autumn Ribbon for Branded Gift Packaging

If you’re preparing gifts for clients, staff, launches or seasonal promotions, personalised ribbon lets you combine an autumn colour palette with your own branding.

Your company logo, name or message can be printed repeatedly along the ribbon, allowing the same ribbon to be used across boxes, bags, hampers and other packaging.

We offer around 50 stock satin ribbon colours together with a wide choice of standard and metallic print colours.

Matching Autumn Ribbon to Your Brand Colours

You don’t have to abandon your normal brand colours just because it’s autumn.

Often the most effective approach is to keep your usual branding and introduce one seasonal colour alongside it.

For example, navy branding can work beautifully with antique gold or copper, while a neutral brand palette can be paired with forest green, rust or burgundy.

If none of our stock ribbon colours is close enough to the colour you need, we can also produce colour-matched ribbon using Pantone, CMYK, HEX or RGB references.

Find out more about our colour-matched ribbon service.

Satin or Grosgrain Ribbon for Autumn Packaging?

Both can work well, but they give a very different finish.

Satin ribbon has a smooth surface and works particularly well for personalised printing, gift wrapping and premium packaging.

Grosgrain ribbon has a ribbed texture and gives packaging a slightly firmer, more tactile appearance.

If you’re adding detailed logos or fine wording, satin will usually provide the smoother printing surface.

Small Orders or Larger Seasonal Runs

You don’t need to order thousands of metres to create seasonal packaging.

Selected personalised ribbon options start from just 5 metres, while quantity discounts make larger orders more economical for hampers, corporate gifting and seasonal campaigns.

This means you can test a seasonal idea without committing to an enormous quantity — or order enough for a full autumn gifting programme.

Create Your Autumn Ribbon

Choose one of our stock ribbon colours, select your print colour and add your logo, wording or message.

If you’re not sure which combination will work best, tell us what you’re wrapping and the colours you’re already using. Your dedicated contact can help you choose a suitable option before Your Ribbon goes to print.

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