Lemon slice: deep blue with bright yellowDeep blue, cobalt, cornflower blue, baby blue, dark to light, then bright yellow, the one warm accent.#1D3A8A · #2A5BD0 · #6B95EC · #C5E0FA · #FFD630
Before the storm: navy to powder blueNavy, storm blue, slate blue, faded denim, powder blue, dark to light. Navy is the strongest color.
Blueberry: midnight blue to powder blueMidnight blue, navy, deep blue, periwinkle blue, powder blue, dark to light. Deep blue is the strongest color.
Cornflower field: deep blue to pale sky blueDeep blue, cobalt, cornflower blue, periwinkle blue, pale sky blue, dark to light. Cobalt is the strongest color.
Deep water: blue-black to pale sky blueBlue-black, navy, royal blue, azure, pale sky blue, dark to light. Royal blue is the strongest color.
Harbor at night: blue-black to cornflower blueBlue-black, midnight blue, storm blue, steel blue, cornflower blue, dark to light. Cornflower blue is the strongest.
Ink and paper: ink blue to baby blueInk blue, royal blue, cobalt, cornflower blue, baby blue, dark to light. Cobalt is the strongest color.
Open sky: royal blue to ice blueRoyal blue, bright blue, sky blue, baby blue, ice blue, dark to light. Royal blue is the strongest color.
Pool tiles: ocean blue to ice blueOcean blue, cerulean, sky blue, pale sky blue, ice blue, dark to light. Cerulean is the strongest color.
Wet window: storm blue to ice blueStorm blue, slate blue, steel blue, dusty blue, ice blue, dark to light. Steel blue is the strongest color.
Worn denim: ink blue to powder blueInk blue, denim blue, faded denim, dusty blue, powder blue, dark to light. Denim blue is the strongest color.
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Blue-greens 10
Bottle glass: deep emerald to pale aquaDeep emerald, emerald, jade green, mint, pale aqua, dark to light. Jade green is the strongest color.
Glacier lake: dark teal blue to pale cyanDark teal blue, teal blue, cyan, aqua, pale cyan, dark to light. Cyan is the strongest color.
Kelp forest: dark teal to pale mintDark teal, pine green, sea green, seafoam, pale mint, dark to light. Sea green is the strongest color.
Lagoon: deep teal to pale aquaDeep teal, teal, turquoise, aqua, pale aqua, dark to light. Turquoise is the strongest color.
Mint leaf: forest green to pale mintForest green, emerald, sea green, mint, pale mint, dark to light. Emerald is the strongest color.
Old copper roof: pine green to pale aquaPine green, spruce green, dusty teal, seafoam, pale aqua, dark to light. Seafoam is the strongest color.
Peacock tail: dark teal blue to pale turquoiseDark teal blue, deep cyan, bright teal, turquoise, pale turquoise, dark to light. Bright teal is the strongest color.
Spruce in shade: dark teal to gray-greenDark teal, forest green, spruce green, dusty teal, gray-green, dark to light. Forest green is the strongest color.
Tide pool: deep teal to pale turquoiseDeep teal, teal blue, dusty teal, aqua, pale turquoise, dark to light. Aqua is the strongest color.
Tumbled glass: spruce green to frost greenSpruce green, sea green, turquoise, pale turquoise, frost green, dark to light. Turquoise is the strongest color.
Violets 10
Amethyst crystal: deep violet to pale lilacDeep violet, purple, amethyst, lavender, pale lilac, dark to light. Purple is the strongest color.
Crocus: grape to pale lavenderGrape, purple, violet, lilac, pale lavender, dark to light. Violet is the strongest color.
Grape juice: dark violet to lilacDark violet, grape, purple, bright violet, lilac, dark to light. Bright violet is the strongest color.
Late dusk: deep indigo to pale lavenderDeep indigo, indigo, blue-violet, periwinkle blue, pale lavender, dark to light. Blue-violet is the strongest color.
Lavender sprig: deep violet to pale lavenderDeep violet, amethyst, dusty violet, lavender, pale lavender, dark to light. Amethyst is the strongest color.
Night iris: midnight violet to lavenderMidnight violet, deep violet, violet, amethyst, lavender, dark to light. Violet is the strongest color.
Night sky: midnight violet to lavenderMidnight violet, dark violet, indigo, dusty violet, lavender, dark to light. Indigo is the strongest color.
Pansy: dark violet to pale lavenderDark violet, indigo, bright violet, periwinkle blue, pale lavender, dark to light. Bright violet is the strongest color.
Violet ink: midnight violet to pale lavenderMidnight violet, deep indigo, blue-violet, violet, pale lavender, dark to light. Blue-violet is the strongest color.
Wisteria: grape to pale lilacGrape, dusty violet, periwinkle blue, lilac, pale lilac, dark to light. Grape is the strongest color.
Cool grays 10
Brushed steel: gunmetal to pale silverGunmetal, iron gray, steel gray, silver, pale silver, dark to light. Steel gray leans furthest to blue.
City concrete: gunmetal to pale silverGunmetal, steel gray, cool gray, fog gray, pale silver, dark to light. Steel gray leans furthest to blue.
Gray heron: charcoal to pale blue-grayCharcoal, dark blue-gray, blue-gray, fog gray, pale blue-gray, dark to light. Blue-gray leans furthest to blue.
Old pewter: dark slate to cool whiteDark slate, pewter, blue-gray, silver, cool white, dark to light. Blue-gray leans furthest to blue.
Pebbles: iron gray to blue-whiteIron gray, green-gray, sage gray, mist gray, blue-white, dark to light. Green-gray leans furthest to green.
Pencil lead: dark slate to cool whiteDark slate, graphite, steel gray, fog gray, cool white, dark to light. Steel gray leans furthest to blue.
Rain front: dark blue-gray to cool whiteDark blue-gray, blue-gray, cool gray, pale blue-gray, cool white, dark to light. Blue-gray leans furthest to blue.
Sea fog: pewter to cool whitePewter, sage gray, fog gray, mist gray, cool white, dark to light. Pewter leans furthest to blue.
Wet slate: charcoal to pale silverCharcoal, slate, pewter, cool gray, pale silver, dark to light. Slate leans furthest to blue.
Winter shadow: slate to cool whiteSlate, violet-gray, cool gray, pale violet-gray, cool white, dark to light. Violet-gray leans furthest to violet.
Icy pales 10
Frosted window: pale blue-gray to cool whitePale blue-gray, pale teal, pale aqua, frost green, cool white, dark to light. Pale aqua is the strongest color.
Hoarfrost: fog gray to cool whiteFog gray, pale blue-gray, pale silver, frost green, cool white, dark to light. Frost green is the strongest color.
Icicle: sky blue to cool whiteSky blue, pale sky blue, pale cyan, ice blue, cool white, dark to light. Sky blue is the strongest color.
Mint ice: seafoam to cool whiteSeafoam, pale turquoise, pale cyan, pale mint, cool white, dark to light. Seafoam is the strongest color.
Pastel sky: sky blue to mintSky blue, lilac, baby blue, pale lilac, mint, dark to light. Lilac is the strongest color.
Pond ice: glacier blue to blue-whiteGlacier blue, pale blue-gray, pale turquoise, pale aqua, blue-white, dark to light. Pale turquoise is the strongest.
Sea ice: glacier blue to cool whiteGlacier blue, seafoam, frost blue, pale aqua, cool white, dark to light. Seafoam is the strongest color.
Snow shadow: periwinkle blue to cool whitePeriwinkle blue, powder blue, pale lavender, ice blue, cool white, dark to light. Periwinkle blue is the strongest.
Sugared violet: periwinkle blue to cool whitePeriwinkle blue, lilac, pale violet-gray, pale lilac, cool white, dark to light. Periwinkle blue is the strongest color.
Winter morning: lavender to cool whiteLavender, powder blue, pale lilac, frost blue, cool white, dark to light. Lavender is the strongest color.
Cool with one warm accent 10
Campfire by the lake: blue-black with amberBlue-black, storm blue, slate blue, dusty blue, dark to light, then amber, the one warm accent.
Copper kettle: ink blue with copperInk blue, ocean blue, faded denim, pale sky blue, dark to light, then copper, the one warm accent.
Kingfisher: dark teal blue with rustDark teal blue, cerulean, turquoise, pale turquoise, dark to light, then rust, the one warm accent.
Koi and water: deep teal with coralDeep teal, teal, seafoam, pale aqua, dark to light, then coral, the one warm accent.
Lemon slice: deep blue with bright yellowDeep blue, cobalt, cornflower blue, baby blue, dark to light, then bright yellow, the one warm accent.
Lifeboat: navy with orangeNavy, ocean blue, sky blue, ice blue, dark to light, then orange, the one warm accent.
Lighthouse: midnight blue with redMidnight blue, steel blue, pale blue-gray, cool white, dark to light, then red, the one warm accent.
Peach at dusk: midnight violet with peachMidnight violet, blue-violet, lavender, pale lilac, dark to light, then peach, the one warm accent.
Robin in the snow: graphite with brick redGraphite, cool gray, mist gray, cool white, dark to light, then brick red, the one warm accent.
Violet and gold: dark violet with goldDark violet, purple, amethyst, pale lilac, dark to light, then gold, the one warm accent.
How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-01: palettes of five colors in which every color passes one test for cool, except the fifth color of the last group, which is the warm accent. The test is ours: the hue angle of the code on the screen's color circle (HSL, where 120 is green, 180 cyan, 240 blue and 300 magenta) lies from 140 to 290 degrees, that is from a green that leans to blue, through blue, to violet. Grays and near-whites pass because each leans to blue, green or violet; a gray with no lean at all has no hue and is not on the list. The warm accents have a hue from 0 to 50 degrees (red through orange to gold). What warm and cool mean was checked on 2026-10-01 against Wikipedia, Color theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_theory, Warm vs. cool colors): warm colors are usually given as the hues red to yellow, with browns and tans, and cool colors the hues blue-green to blue-violet, with most grays; the same section says sources disagree about where the two ends lie. Our range is a little wider than that one at the green end and at the violet end. Every palette, name, color word and hex code is our own, with plain English color words; one word is one code everywhere on the list. The cool colors of each palette run from the darkest to the lightest; in the last group the warm accent comes after them, wherever its lightness falls. The color a line calls the strongest is the one furthest from gray (the largest chroma in CIE Lab). Checked on 2026-10-01: every code is #RRGGBB, no palette and no name repeats, each color word fits its code, the cool colors of each palette are in order of lightness (WCAG relative luminance), no two palettes share four codes, and no palette is on another palette list of this site or of its sister sites, the winter palette list of randomgeneratorhq included. The hex codes are for a screen; with paint or pencils, take the nearest color. Licence: own work
How it works
Each cool palette is five swatches with hex codes. The cool colors pass one test: a hue from blue-leaning green through blue to violet. That range is our own. One group ends on a single warm accent.
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Choose a kind of cool
A menu under the button keeps to one group: blues, blue-greens, violets, cool grays or icy pales. The last group is a cool tone color palette with one warm accent, set last on the strip, for a picture that needs a single spot of heat.
Read the strip
Each strip runs from its darkest cool color at the top to its lightest. The line under the name lists the colors in that order. In most groups it also names the strongest color, the one furthest from gray; in the grays, the one that leans furthest to blue, green or violet.
Questions and answers
What are cool colors?
The hues from blue-green to blue-violet, plus most grays, are usually called cool, and those from red to yellow warm. Sources disagree about exactly where the two ends lie.
Is a cold color palette the same as a cool one?
Here, yes. Both mean colors from the blue side of the wheel. For the coldest look, with snow and ice in it, pick the icy pales group from the menu.
Are green and purple cool colors?
It depends on the green and the purple. On this page a green counts when it leans to blue and a purple when it leans to violet; a yellow-green or a red-purple does not. That line is ours.
Why does one group have a warm color?
One group ends on a single warm accent, such as orange, coral or gold, placed last on the strip. The other four colors still pass the cool test, and the line under the name says which color is the warm one.