Ukiyo-e colour palettes

Woodblock-print inspired Prussian blues, celadon and ochre, framed by warm paper and deep blue ink. Explore 107 palettes.

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Colour pairings & usage tips

A pairing to start with.

In Terracotta & Ink, #0D1721 against #F7F5EF has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1. 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 20–97% OKLCH lightness. Try different colour roles in the palette generator.

Ukiyo-ecompound · warm
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · mixed
Ukiyo-ecompound · mixed
Ukiyo-eaccented-neutral · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · mixed
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · mixed
Ukiyo-etetradic · mixed
Ukiyo-eaccented-neutral · mixed
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-etetradic · mixed
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-esplit-complementary · mixed
Ukiyo-etriadic · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · cool
Ukiyo-ecompound · mixed
Ukiyo-ecompound · mixed

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