Itten Subjective Color Types:
Dark Cool
Light Cool
Dark Warm
Light Warm
Orange Pink
A bright tone blending orange and pink, sweet and lively — a background color for summer-themed events.
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Light Warm
Rainbow Light Red
The lighter red in a rainbow, soft and easy on the eyes.
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Ice-Crystal Prism Colors (Rainbow / Halo)Light Warm
Deep Wine Brown
A deep brown with a wine-red cast, strongly luxurious — a sofa palette for a dark-warm living room.
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Dark Warm
Orange Red
Tomato color.
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RedsSpring ColorsPainting ColorsFolk Common ColorsCarotenoidsAnthocyaninsOrangesRedsHematite RedsSunstone Golden SheenCinnabar & VermilionOpal Play-of-ColorGemstone ColorsLight Warm
Deep Brown Red
A deep brown with a red cast, vintage and composed — a common color for handcrafted leather wallets.
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Dark Warm
Deep Jujube Red
A deep red like jujube, warm and composed — a sofa palette for a whiskey bar.
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Dark Warm
Bright Orange Red
A highly saturated red with an orange cast, full of energy — a summer poster background palette.
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Light Warm
Wine Red Brown
A wine red with a brown cast, vintage and composed — a liquor-shelf palette for a whiskey bar.
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Dark Warm
Rose Red
The bright red of red rose petals, dominated by anthocyanins.
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AnthocyaninsRedsLight Warm
Ink Wine Red
A wine red close to black, extremely luxurious — a coffee-table palette for a dark-warm living room.
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Dark Warm
Pomegranate Red
A bright red like pomegranate, vivid and friendly — a promotional color for a tea shop’s summer new arrivals.
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Light Warm
Deep Wine Red
A deep warm tone, luxurious and vintage — the main color of a whiskey bar counter.
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Dark Warm
Red Orange
Burning flame.
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RedsReligious & Ceremonial ColorsWashi Paper ColorsSpring ColorsPainting ColorsAnthocyaninsCarotenoidsRedsOrangesOpal Play-of-ColorGemstone ColorsLight Warm
Peach Orange
A peach-toned orange, warm and welcoming, used as a decor color in bubble tea shops.
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Light Warm
Classical Ochre
A color often used for the shadow areas of skin in Rembrandt's figures, with a warm, earthy texture.
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Main Skin TonesDark Cool
Citrus Orange
A bright orange resembling citrus, full of vitality, the main color for summer beverage packaging.
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Light Warm
Tangerine Orange
The orange-yellow of tangerine peel, soft and warm.
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CarotenoidsOrangesYellowsLight Warm
Rainbow Deep Orange
The deeper orange in a rainbow, rich and full.
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Ice-Crystal Prism Colors (Rainbow / Halo)Light Warm
Yellow Orange Compound
A compound color with both yellow and orange, common in the ripening of fruits such as mangoes and pumpkins.
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CarotenoidsCompound ColorsYellowsOrangesLight Warm
Warm Yellow
Afternoon sunlight.
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Light Warm
Citrus Yellow
The bright yellow of citrus fruit peel, full of vitality.
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CarotenoidsYellowsIce-Crystal Prism Colors (Rainbow / Halo)Light Warm
Pineapple Yellow
A bright yellow with a light orange cast, lively and sunny, a color for parent-child amusement park facilities.
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Light Warm
Rainbow Deep Yellow
The deeper yellow of the rainbow, bright and dazzling.
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Ice-Crystal Prism Colors (Rainbow / Halo)Light Warm
Sunflower Yellow
A bright yellow like sunflowers, warm and lively; the color of promotional posters for parent-child brands.
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Light Warm
Champagne Yellow
The color of sparkling wine.
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Light Warm
Luminous Yellow
A high-visibility warning.
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Light Warm
Pure Yellow
The brightest color.
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CarotenoidsYellowsOpal Play-of-ColorGemstone ColorsLight Warm
Deep Wine Green
A deep green with a wine-red tone, vintage and mysterious, used for wall colors in dark, warm-toned private clubs.
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Dark Warm
Lemon Green
A bright green with a yellow tone, energetic and fresh, used for parent-child brand toy packaging.
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Light Warm
Dark Olive Green
A deep, profound natural green.
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Gemstone ColorsMetallic ColorsDark Warm
Olive Ink Green
An olive-toned ink green, composed and vintage, used for the cover color of handmade leather notebooks.
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Dark Warm
Deep Olive
A warmer color, deeper than olive green, with a strong sense of composure, used for the color scheme of handmade leather suitcases.
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Dark Warm
Ink Olive
An olive color close to black, composed and vintage, used for the color scheme of handmade leather briefcases.
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Dark Warm
Light Mint Green
A lighter mint green, soft and clean, used for the cover color of medical product instructions.
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Light Cool
Mint Ice
A mint green with an icy feel, clean and refreshing, used for the color scheme of storage cabinets in medical consultation rooms.
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Light Cool
Light Mint
A softer mint green, clean without being harsh, a common color for medical product packaging.
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Light Cool
Pale Green
A soft pastel.
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GreensSpring ColorsWashi Paper ColorsChlorophyllGreensJadeite Green LusterEmerald Fluorescent GreenLight Cool
Cool Ink Green
A cool-toned ink green, understated and professional, used for the color scheme of file cabinets in lawyers' offices.
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Dark Cool
Light Cyan Green
A light green with a cyan tone, clean and fresh, the main color for promotional materials in the healthcare industry.
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Light Cool
Ink Green
A deep, cool-toned green that also carries an introspective mood, a common color scheme for the reception areas of law firms.
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Dark Cool
Light Turquoise
A high-lightness cool turquoise, clean and orderly; a palette for medical equipment panels.
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Light Cool
Dark Cyan Gray
A cool gray with a cyan cast, strongly introspective; a palette for an engineer's laboratory bench.
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Dark Cool
Dark Slate Gray
A very deep teal-gray.
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GreensWhites, Blacks & GraysLacquerware ColorsVintage ColorsDark Cool
Ice Green Gray
An ice green with a gray cast, clean and gentle; a palette for bright cool-toned bathroom tiles.
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Light Cool
Ice Green
A cool light green, clean and fresh; a palette for medical consultation room seating.
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Light Cool
Sky Blue
The start of a clear day.
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CyansScholar & Literati ColorsGreensSpring ColorsKimono & Textile ColorsCyans & BluesPainting ColorsSummer ColorsFolk Common ColorsLabradorite Blue SheenMoonstone GlowMalachite GreensClear Sky Blue-WhitePrecipitation Dark GrayLight Cool
Pale Cyan Blue
A light blue with a cyan cast, crisp and open; the primary color of a financial institution's office area.
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Light Cool
Light Scallion Green
A pale blue-green like a scallion.
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Cyans & BluesGreensSummer ColorsSodalite Blue-White SpotsLight Cool
Sky Blue Mist
A misty sky blue, fresh and orderly — a palette for finance-app icons.
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Light Cool
Light Sky Gray-Blue
A light sky blue with a gray cast, open and easy on the eyes — a wall palette for bright-cool bedrooms.
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Light Cool
Light Gray-Blue
A high-brightness cool gray-blue, fresh and open — the ceiling color for bright-cool bedrooms.
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Light Cool
Pale Blue-Gray
A pale blue with a gray cast, fresh and gentle — a wall palette for bright-cool meeting rooms.
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Light Cool
Navy
A low-saturation cool blue, understated and professional — a common suit color for dark-cool professionals.
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Dark Cool
Light Ice Blue
A cool color lighter than ice blue, with a stronger sense of clarity — a wall palette for bright-cool offices.
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Light Cool
Ice Blue
A cool blue with an icy, crystalline texture, full of futuristic feel — a primary interface color for finance apps.
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Light Cool
Deep Gray-Blue
A cooler, more composed color than gray-blue, with a stronger sense of rationality — a desk ornament color for dark-cool personalities.
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Dark Cool
Navy Blue
A low-saturation cool navy blue, professional and understated — a common color for dark-cool workplace attire.
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Dark Cool
Mist Blue
A misty light blue, gentle and orderly — a seating palette for financial-institution waiting areas.
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Light Cool
Cool Navy
A distinctly cool navy, professional and understated — a table-and-chair palette for dark-cool meeting rooms.
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Dark Cool
Flagstone Blue
A cool tone like flagstone, rational and composed — a palette for programmers' desks.
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Dark Cool
Dark Cool Gray-Blue
A low-saturation deep cool color with a strong rational mood — a laptop-shell color for dark-cool personalities.
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Dark Cool
Grayish Blue
A low-saturation cool tone with an inherently rational, understated quality — a top choice of primary color for programmers' workspaces.
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Dark Cool
Deep Cool Blue
A low-saturation deep cool blue, rational and composed — an inner-layer color for dark-cool business suits.
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Dark Cool
Inky Blue
A near-black cool blue, supremely understated — a common color for computer peripherals among engineering types.
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Dark Cool
Indigo Gray
A cool gray with an indigo cast, rational with depth — a common pen color for lawyers.
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Dark Cool
Jacaranda Deep Blue
The color of deep-blue jacaranda flowers, romantic and profound.
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AnthocyaninsBluesPurplesDark Cool
Dark Cool Indigo
A low-saturation deep indigo, rational and mysterious — a common mouse color for engineering types.
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Dark Cool
Peach Pink
A highly saturated warm pink, sweet and friendly — the color of a peach-flavored drink sleeve at a tea shop.
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Light Warm
Bright Pink-Purple
A bright pink-purple, lively and eye-catching — a palette for summer music-festival posters.
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Light Warm
Bright Rose Red
A highly saturated warm rose red, vivid and eye-catching — a palette for summer poster accents.
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Light Warm
Strawberry Pink
A strawberry-toned pink, sweet and friendly — a palette for a tea shop's dessert display.
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Light Warm
Warm Deep Brown
A deep brown with a strong warmth — vintage and textured, a desk palette for a dark-warm study.
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Dark Warm
Dark Red Copper
A dark copper color with a red cast — luxuriously understated, a palette for whiskey-bar fittings.
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Dark Warm
Ink Brown
A deep brown close to black — supremely composed, a bookshelf palette for a dark-warm study.
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Dark Warm
Saddle Brown
A classic leather brown.
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Purples & BrownsScholar & Literati ColorsCraft-Specific ColorsImperial Court ColorsTea & BrownFolk Common ColorsWashi Paper ColorsLacquerware ColorsAutumn ColorsLimonite Yellow-BrownsNeutral Base ColorsVintage ColorsDark Warm
Gray Ochre
An ochre with a gray cast — more understated, a common thermos color among pragmatic types.
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Dark Cool
Deep Brown Tan
A deep-toned brown — vintage and textured, a floor palette for a dark-warm study.
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Dark Warm
Caramel
Sweet amber.
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Still Life & ObjectsMetallic ColorsDark Warm
Dark Gold Brown
A deep brown with a golden cast — luxuriously understated, a whiskey-bar countertop color.
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Dark Warm
Olive Brown
A brown with an olive-green cast — vintage and layered, a whiskey-bar wall palette.
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Dark Warm
Heavy Dust Earthy Yellow
The earthy yellow of heavy dust-storm weather — poor visibility, sky and earth as one color.
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Extreme Weather Dark Purple / Earth YellowMain Skin TonesMetallic ColorsDark Warm
Deep Olive Brown
A deep olive-toned brown — vintage and layered, a palette for handmade leather belts.
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Dark Warm
Deep Brown Gray
A deep brown with a cool feel — understated and textured, a common choice for the leather shoes of cool-toned people.
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Dark Cool
Yellow Brown
A brown with a yellow cast.
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Pyrite YellowsMetallic ColorsGemstone ColorsDark Warm
Dull White
A muted white.
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Whites, Blacks & GraysFolk Common ColorsWashi Paper ColorsMetallic ColorsLight Cool
Beige Gray
A refined neutral base color, more composed than light beige-gray, suited to many Baroque decorative scenes.
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Neutral Base ColorsLight Cool
Silver White
A white with silvery luster, ornate and refined, often used for silver-gilt court objects and traditional jewelry to convey opulence.
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Whites, Blacks & GraysCraft-Specific ColorsScholar & Literati ColorsPurples & BrownsFolk & Everyday ColorsFog & Haze Milky White / Gray-YellowMetallic ColorsGraysLight Cool
Brushed Silver
A silver with a brushed texture and fine finish, a modern metal tone derived from the Baroque style.
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Metallic ColorsLight Cool
Gray Green
A low-saturation cool green, gentle and easy on the eyes, a fitting curtain color for a dark-cool study.
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Dark Cool
Pure Gray
Absolute neutrality.
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Whites, Blacks & GraysFolk Common ColorsKimono & Textile ColorsDark Cool
Cool Dark Gray
A dark gray with a distinct cool feel and a reflective mood, a nightstand color for a dark-cool bedroom.
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Dark Cool
Brown Cool Gray
A cool gray with a brown cast, textured but unassuming, a belt color for dark-cool types.
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Dark Cool
Ink Green Gray
A gray-toned ink green, gentle and understated, a rug color for a dark-cool study.
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Dark Cool
Graphite Gray
A graphite-like cool gray, rational and understated, for study accessories of the dark-cool type.
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Dark Cool
Ink Green Brown
A brown with an ink-green cast, composed and textured, a color for handmade leather briefcases.
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Dark Warm
Bright Silver Gray
A high-brightness silver gray with a strong technological feel, a minimalist wardrobe color.
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Light Cool
White Smoke
A misty grayish white, like smoke.
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Whites, Blacks & GraysFolk & Everyday ColorsScholar & Literati ColorsPurples & BrownsCraft-Specific ColorsSpring ColorsWashi Paper ColorsFolk Common ColorsKimono & Textile ColorsWhitesSunstone Golden SheenDaytime Light Gray-BlueOvercast Gray-BlueSnowy Pure White with Light GrayNeutral Base ColorsLight Cool
Frost White
The white of frost-covered things, cool and understated; scholars often used it for folding fans and the binding of ancient books, expressing noble purity.
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Whites, Blacks & GraysScholar & Literati ColorsFolk Common ColorsKimono & Textile ColorsFog & Haze Milky White / Gray-YellowLight Cool