Retro colour palettes

Mustard, teal, burnt orange and brick, in the mid-century way. Explore 1065 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Terracotta & Linen, #271C15 against #F3EDE7 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1. This pair meets the WCAG AA contrast threshold for normal text. This checks opaque colours only; other pairings, transparency and gradients need their own checks.

The five swatches span 24–95% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Retroaccented-neutral · mixed
Retroaccented-neutral · warm
Retroanalogous · warm
Retrocomplementary · mixed
Retrosplit-complementary · warm
Retromonochromatic · mixed
Retrocompound · mixed
Retrocomplementary · mixed
Retroanalogous · warm
Retromonochromatic · mixed
Retromonochromatic · warm
Retrotetradic · warm
Retrocomplementary · mixed
Retrocompound · warm
Retrocomplementary · warm
Retrocompound · mixed
Retrocomplementary · warm
Retrocomplementary · mixed
Retrotetradic · mixed
Retrocomplementary · warm
Retrocomplementary · warm
Retrocomplementary · mixed
Retrosplit-complementary · mixed
Retrotetradic · warm

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