Navratri 2026 Colours: Day-Wise List With Jewellery to Match

Navratri 2026 dates at a glance

Sharad Navratri 2026 begins on Sunday 11 October and ends on Monday 19 October. Vijayadashami — Dussehra — falls on Tuesday 20 October. That is nine nights of puja, fasting for many, and garba and dandiya for a great many more.

In Bengal, Durga Puja runs inside the same window, roughly from Shashthi on 16 October to Dashami on 20 October. If you are dressing for pandals rather than garba, our Durga Puja jewellery guide is the better plan, though most of the colour advice below still applies.

The custom of wearing a set colour on each day is usually traced to Maharashtra, and it is now followed widely — in offices, housing societies, college campuses and on social media. Nobody is obliged to follow it. But it is a useful brief: nine outfits, nine colours, and a good reason to think about jewellery that works across all of them rather than buying something new for every night.

The nine colours of Navratri 2026, day by day

Here is the full list for 2026, with the form of the goddess worshipped on each day.

Two practical observations. Red, green and peacock green are the easiest days to dress for with jewellery, because stones exist that match them closely. Grey, on Day 7, is the colour most people find hardest to build an outfit around — and the one where oxidised jewellery has an obvious head start, because the finish is already grey.

Jewellery to match each colour

These pairings use the new oxidised edit: silver-tone pieces with an antiqued, blackened finish, several of them set with coloured stones. Treat them as suggestions rather than a timetable — the rotation plan further down shows how a handful of pieces covers all nine days.

Day 1 — Orange (Sunday 11 October)

Orange is loud on its own, and the opening night tends to bring out the brightest chaniya cholis. A multicolour piece works better than chasing an exact orange match. The Rangeela fabric thread necklace — a woven multicolour textile neckpiece with oxidised medallions, a large round pendant and coin and bell drops — sits naturally over a plain orange choli or kurta. It comes without earrings, so add a medium pair rather than a large one.

Day 2 — White (Monday 12 October)

White is where pearls belong. The Chandni pearl chandbali is a crescent of oxidised silver-tone metal over a deep fringe of white faux pearls, so it reads as part of a white outfit rather than something added to it. Be aware that it is a statement pair — about 7.5 cm long and roughly 20 g per earring — so use support backs, keep the neck bare, and treat it as an evening-out pair rather than a dance-all-night one.

Day 3 — Red (Tuesday 13 October)

The Gulmohar ruby choker set is the obvious red-day piece: three rows of small ruby-red stones in a collar-style choker, with matching half-moon earrings. There is a quiet fit with the day, too — Chandraghanta, worshipped on Day 3, is depicted with a bell-shaped half-moon on her forehead.

Day 4 — Royal blue (Wednesday 14 October)

Choose the turquoise colourway of the Neelam choker set for blue day. Turquoise is lighter than royal blue, and that is no bad thing: a lighter blue against a deep one reads as deliberate contrast rather than a near-miss. The set includes the choker, drop earrings and a maang tikka, and the choker ties with an adjustable dori. For something smaller, the Kalapi jhumki also comes in blue.

Days 1 to 4

Statement Necklaces

Rangeela Fabric Thread Oxidised Necklace

₹899₹1,249Save ₹350

Chandbali Earrings

Chandni Pearl Oxidised Chandbali

₹649₹899Save ₹250

Oxidised Choker Sets

Gulmohar Ruby Oxidised Choker Set

₹949₹1,349Save ₹400

Oxidised Choker Sets

Neelam Oxidised Choker Set with Maang Tikka

₹599₹849Save ₹250

Day 5 — Yellow (Thursday 15 October)

Yellow is the one day where all-silver-tone can look a little cool. Dual-tone pieces solve it. The Shakti Durga coin jhumki mixes gold-tone and oxidised silver in one long drop: stacked coin medallions bearing the goddess's face, small ghungroo bells, a dome jhumka and ruby-red stones. The gold-tone picks up the yellow; the oxidised parts keep it festive rather than bridal. It was made for Navratri and Durga Puja, and its mix of tones makes it one of the easiest pairs to wear on any of the nine days. Gold-toned pieces from the meenakari range are the other natural yellow-day choice.

Day 6 — Green (Friday 16 October)

The Panna green stone choker set pairs emerald-green stones in floral clusters with white faux-pearl drops along the choker and a large round pendant with a green floral centre. Matching round earrings with a pearl fringe are included. The pearls lighten it, so it doesn't read as heavy against a dark green outfit — and it comes back on Day 9.

Days 5 and 6

Jhumka Earrings

Shakti Dual-Tone Durga Coin Jhumki

₹849₹1,199Save ₹350

Oxidised Choker Sets

Panna Green Stone Oxidised Choker Set

₹649₹899Save ₹250

Day 7 — Grey (Saturday 17 October)

Grey is the day oxidised jewellery was made for: the finish is grey. A Saturday is also often the busiest garba night of the week, so this is a good night for the full look. The Mor ghungroo necklace combo gives you a bell-bead choker, a long chain with a pendant of Ganesha flanked by two peacocks, and a pair of large peacock chandbalis. Add the Morni peacock kada on one wrist. All silver-tone against grey looks tonal and considered rather than flat — the texture of the metalwork does what colour does on the other days.

Day 8 — Purple (Sunday 18 October)

Purple is one of the six colourways of the Kalapi peacock jhumki: an oxidised silver-tone frame with a gold-tone peacock, coloured stones around it, and a dome jhumka with a white faux-pearl fringe. It is medium-sized with push-back closures — an easy pair for Ashtami, which for many families means a long morning of puja and kanya pujan before the evening has even started.

Day 9 — Peacock green (Monday 19 October)

Peacock green deserves a peacock. The Mayura peacock jhumka has a peacock-shaped stud set with red and green stones above a dome jhumka with a white bead fringe, about 5–6.5 cm long in all. The Kalapi jhumki in green is the alternative, and the Panna choker from Day 6 earns a second outing here. Four pieces in the edit carry a peacock — Mor, Mayura, Kalapi and Morni — so the final night is the one to wear them.

Days 7 to 9

Oxidised Necklace Combos

Mor Ghungroo Oxidised Necklace Combo

₹749₹1,049Save ₹300

Kada

Morni Peacock Oxidised Kada

₹749₹1,049Save ₹300

Jhumka Earrings

Kalapi Two-Tone Peacock Jhumki

₹699₹999Save ₹300

Jhumka Earrings

Mayura Peacock Oxidised Jhumka

₹949₹1,349Save ₹400

Can I match the exact colour of each day?

Yes, if you want to — and thread work is the easiest way to do it. The Abhla thread and mirror necklace set comes in eight designs, each in its own colour with matching earrings, so one style can follow most of the nine days without looking repeated.

Thread pieces are light and loud, which suits garba; they are also the one thing you must never get wet. Keep them for the dancing nights and wipe the metal parts dry afterwards. For the full hand-to-waist version of the look, add a Kesar kamarbandh or a Toran ghungroo kada.

Colour-matched picks

Thread Necklace Sets

Abhla Thread & Mirror Necklace Set

₹699₹999Save ₹300

Dangler Earrings

Nritya Peacock Hoop Oxidised Earrings

₹549₹799Save ₹250

Jhumka Earrings

Surajmukhi Oxidised Jhumka

₹549₹799Save ₹250

Oxidised Choker Sets

Aaina Mirror Oxidised Choker Set

₹499₹699Save ₹200

Why oxidised silver-tone works with all nine colours

If you want one rule for the whole festival, it is this: oxidised silver-tone jewellery goes with every colour on the list. The blackening that gives oxidised pieces their antique look also makes them behave like a neutral — a grey-black, with highlights where the raised metalwork catches the light. The outfit carries the colour; the jewellery carries the texture.

• With bright colours — orange, red, yellow, royal blue — the dark recesses give contrast, which is why oxidised pieces look sharp against saturated cotton and silk.
• With white it looks crisp, especially when pearls or clear stones are part of the design.
• With grey it is tonal, and the metalwork itself becomes the focus.
• With green, purple and peacock green the cool silver-tone sits comfortably beside cool colours.

Coloured stones are a bonus, not a requirement. A ruby-red choker on red day is satisfying, but a plain oxidised piece on red day is never wrong. That is why a small oxidised wardrobe goes further across Navratri than any single-colour set can.

One more plain fact: these are fashion jewellery pieces with an oxidised silver-tone finish on brass, German silver or alloy. They are not sterling silver, and they are priced accordingly — every piece in the new oxidised edit is under ₹1,000.

Nine colours without nine new sets

Nobody needs a new set for every day. The aim is four or five pieces that between them cover all nine colours, then a change of focal point each night — neck one night, ears the next, hands the third — exactly as set out in our Navratri jewellery guide.

A sensible starting combination is one choker set, one pair of jhumkas and one hand piece. For example: the Panna set for the green and peacock-green days, the Kalapi jhumki in purple or blue, and the Phoolwari hathphool, which goes with everything and is listed at under 10 g. Add the Shakti jhumki if you want one pair that covers the whole festival.

If you are deciding between the chokers and the longer pieces, which oxidised necklace suits your chaniya choli works through it neckline by neckline, and the oxidised garba look covers what actually holds up on a crowded dance floor.