Color Palettes
Curated color palette collections for every design context — from minimal and corporate to neon and vintage. Each palette is copy-ready for CSS, JSON or SVG.
Browse by style
Eleven curated collections, each with five to seven palettes inside.
Minimal
Neutral-first palettes with a single restrained accent. Clean, quiet, confident.
Corporate
Trustworthy blues with balanced neutrals. Built for enterprise and finance.
Pastel
High-lightness, low-saturation tones. Gentle, friendly and modern.
Neon
High-saturation accents for gaming, events and energetic brands.
Vintage
Muted, warm palettes that feel like printed matter from the past.
Luxury
Deep tones with gold, aubergine and jewel accents. Premium and refined.
Nature
Earthy greens, sandy beiges and warm browns. Grounded and organic.
Ocean
Deep blues, teals and sea-foam greens. Calm and aquatic.
Sunset
Warm oranges, pinks and violets — the horizon at golden hour.
Forest
Deep greens with moss, bark and earthy browns. Heritage and outdoor.
Material
Material Design–inspired palettes. Vivid primaries with strong scales.
How to use a palette
Every palette on Omni Color can be used directly in your project. The typical workflow is:
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Choose a base palettePick a collection that matches your product category and desired mood.
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Assign rolesDecide which colors will serve as background, surface, primary action, accent, text, and semantic states (success, warning, error, info).
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Expand into scalesUse the shades generator to extend each core color into a full 50–950 scale.
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Verify contrastTest every foreground/background pair with the contrast checker. Adjust lightness if any pairing fails AA.
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Test under CVDRun the palette through the color blindness simulator. Ensure status colors remain distinguishable.
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ExportCopy as CSS variables, JSON tokens, or SVG — ready to drop into your project.
What makes a good palette?
- A clear hierarchy. One dominant color, one or two accents, and a solid neutral base.
- Sufficient contrast. Every text/background pair reaches at least 4.5:1.
- Lightness variety. Colors differ in lightness, not just hue — this ensures usability in grayscale.
- Semantic roles. Success, warning, error and info are clearly distinct from each other.
- CVD survivability. Color meaning is never carried by hue alone.
- Dark mode readiness. Each color has a considered dark-mode counterpart.
Generate a custom palette
If none of the curated collections fit, the palette generator can create a custom palette from any base color using 21 different modes.
Frequently asked questions
What is a color palette?
A color palette is a curated set of colors used together in a design. Palettes typically include one or two brand colors, a set of neutrals, and a few semantic colors for states like success and error. Well-designed palettes feel intentional — every color earns its place.
How many colors should a palette have?
Most professional palettes have 5–8 core colors, which then expand into shade scales (like 50–950) for each hue. More than 8 distinct hues usually makes a palette feel chaotic; fewer than 4 usually feels incomplete.
Can I use these palettes in commercial projects?
Yes. Colors themselves are not copyrightable. Every palette on Omni Color can be used freely in any project, commercial or personal, without attribution.
How do I build my own palette?
Start with one anchor color, generate a harmonious set with the palette generator, expand each hue into a 50–950 scale, verify contrast for the pairs you plan to use, and test under color blindness simulation. Our guides walk through the full process.
Are the palettes accessible?
Accessibility depends on which colors you pair together. All palettes in the Accessibility section are verified to pass WCAG AA for their intended foreground/background pairs. Other palettes may require adjustment depending on how you use them.