Ways to use this list
- Painting challenge: spin a palette and paint a small landscape with only those five colours plus white. A tight palette makes a picture look planned.
- Design projects: copy the hex codes from the list into your design or drawing software for a poster, slides or a website mock-up.
- Bedroom makeover planning: put the lightest colour on the walls, a mid tone on the bedding and the brightest on cushions or a lamp.
- Knitting and crochet: match yarn shades to a palette before starting a striped scarf or a granny-square blanket.
- Comics and character design: give each character their own palette so readers recognise them at a glance, even in a crowd scene.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (32 entries)
- Golden hour – sun gold #F6C85F, apricot #F4A261, coral #E76F51, dusty rose #C9849A, twilight blue #3D5A80
- Autumn harvest – pumpkin #D9731A, rust #A0522D, mustard #D4A017, cranberry #8B1E3F, cream #F5E6CA
- Desert dunes – sand #E6C79C, terracotta #C8553D, clay #B86F52, sage #9CAF88, desert sky #9DC3E6
- Fireplace – ember #E25822, glow #F2A541, ash grey #B2BEB5, charcoal #36454F, brick #8E3B2F
- Retro seventies – mustard #E1AD01, burnt orange #CC5500, avocado #568203, chocolate #6B3E26, vanilla #F3E5AB
- Ocean breeze – seafoam #9FE2BF, aqua #48CAE4, ocean blue #0077B6, deep navy #03045E, sand #F1E3C8
- Nordic winter – snow #F7F9FB, frost blue #CFE3F0, slate grey #708090, pine green #1E4D3A, birch #E8DCC8
- Blue monochrome – ice #E3F2FD, sky #90CAF9, cornflower #6495ED, cobalt #0047AB, navy #0A1F44
- Midnight city – ink #0E1A2B, steel #233044, slate blue #4A6582, fog #9AA9BC, streetlight amber #FFB347
- Thunderstorm – storm grey #4A5160, cloud grey #A7B0BE, rain blue #2F5D8A, lightning yellow #F7E463, charcoal #1C1F26
- Arctic aurora – aurora green #3DFFB4, glacier blue #78C2E8, polar night #0B132B, violet glow #8E7CC3, ice white #EEF6FB
- Seaside – sea blue #006994, sail white #FAFAFA, lighthouse red #C0392B, sand #E9D8A6, driftwood #A39171
- Galaxy – deep space #0B0033, nebula purple #5C2A9D, cosmic pink #E040FB, star blue #4FC3F7, stardust #F5F5F5
- Pastel dream – baby pink #F8C8DC, lilac #C8A2C8, powder blue #B0E0E6, mint #BDFCC9, butter yellow #FFF5BA
- Candy shop – bubblegum #FFC1CC, lemon drop #FFF44F, sugar blue #A7D8F0, grape #9B5DE5, tangerine #FF9F1C
- Cherry blossom – blossom pink #FFB7C5, soft white #FFF5F7, bark brown #4E342E, leaf green #8BC34A, spring sky #A9D6F5
- Peach sorbet – peach #FFCBA4, apricot #FBCEB1, melon #FDBCB4, cream #FFFDD0, mint leaf #B2D8B2
- Lavender fields – lavender #B497D6, violet #7A4EAB, sage #A3B18A, wheat #F5DEB3, pale sky #DCEBFA
- Spring meadow – grass #7CB342, buttercup #F9D71C, bluebell #6C7BD9, petal pink #F4A6C0, cloud white #FDFDFD
- Neon night – hot pink #FF2E88, electric blue #00E5FF, lime #A6FF00, ultraviolet #7B2FF7, midnight #0B0C2A
- Tropical fruit – mango #FFB627, papaya #FF6F59, lime #7BC950, passion fruit #6A0572, coconut #FFF8F0
- Citrus splash – lemon #FFF33B, orange #FF8C00, lime #9ACD32, grapefruit #FF6F61, leaf #2E7D32
- Berry smoothie – raspberry #C72C48, blueberry #4F86F7, blackberry #3B1E54, strawberry milk #F9B5C3, yoghurt #FAF7F2
- Rainforest – canopy #1B5E20, emerald #2E8B57, parrot red #D62828, toucan yellow #FFC300, river teal #00897B
- Primary brights – red #E53935, yellow #FDD835, blue #1E88E5, green #43A047, white #FFFFFF
- Monochrome pop – black #111111, charcoal #444444, grey #9E9E9E, white #FFFFFF, tomato red #FF6347
- Forest floor – moss #6B8E23, pine #2D5A27, fern #4F7942, bark #5C4033, mushroom #D8C3A5
- Earth tones – clay #B66A50, ochre #CC7722, olive #708238, umber #635147, stone #D6CFC4
- Coffee house – espresso #3C2218, mocha #7B5544, latte #C8A27C, steamed milk #F3E9DC, caramel #C68E17
- Mint chocolate – mint #98E2C6, spearmint #3EB489, cocoa #5C3A21, dark chocolate #3B2416, cream #FFF8E7
- Sage kitchen – sage #BCB88A, eucalyptus #5F8575, linen #FAF0E6, terracotta #E2725B, walnut #5D432C
- Vintage paper – parchment #F1E9D2, tea stain #D2B48C, faded ink #4A4A68, sepia #704214, dusty red #A94442
Questions people ask
Do the palettes come with hex codes?
Yes. Every palette below the picker lists five colours with a name and a six-digit hex code, such as #F6C85F for sun gold. Paste the codes straight into most design and drawing programs.
How many colors should a palette have?
Three to five is the sweet spot. A common recipe is the 60-30-10 rule: one main colour for about 60% of the space, a second for 30% and a bright accent for the last 10%.
Can I make a palette from a word or a name?
Type your own words on the wheel, such as places, seasons or moods, and spin one. Then choose a light, a dark and one bright colour that the word brings to mind. Names like "Seaside" make the choice almost automatic.
What makes colors look good together?
Colours that share a temperature, all warm or all cool, usually sit well together, and one strong accent stands out best against calmer shades. A mix of light, mid and dark tones matters even more than the hues.
Can I spin a single color instead of a whole palette?
Yes: the random color wheel picks one colour name at a time, which suits games and quick art challenges. This page is for sets of colours that already work together.