40 palettes

Disco Color Palette

Press the button for one disco palette: the dark of the room first, then its lights, with hex codes.

Disco Color Palette

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Glitter ball: silver on blackBlack ceiling, silver facets, white sparkle, pale gray shaded facets, gray chain.#0C0B0F · #BBBEC9 · #F8F9FC · #DCDDE5 · #7D808C

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Mirror ball silver and white light 10

Ball over the rink: silver on charcoal Charcoal rafters, silver ball, white flecks on the floor, tan wood floor, red rail.
Blue spotlight: electric blue on navy Navy room, electric blue beam, silver ball, white flare, pale gray facets.
Foil curtain: silver on charcoal Charcoal stage, silver foil strips, white glints, pale gray folds, cyan side light.
Glitter ball: silver on black Black ceiling, silver facets, white sparkle, pale gray shaded facets, gray chain.
Pin-light ceiling: white on navy Navy ceiling, white pin lights, silver ball, gray rigging, aqua beam.
Pink-lit ball: hot pink on deep purple Deep purple room, hot pink lit side, silver far side, white sparkle, lilac haze.
Sequin jacket: silver on indigo Indigo shadow folds, silver sequins, white sparkle, pale gray collar, magenta lining.
Silver boots: silver on black Black floor, silver boots, white shine, violet reflected light, hot pink laces.
Silver streamers: silver on plum Plum wall, silver streamers, white balloons, pale gray confetti, gold lone balloon.
Spots on the wall: white on midnight blue Midnight blue wall, white light spots, silver ball, lavender haze, violet spotlight.

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Dance floor squares 10

Checker glow: magenta on charcoal Charcoal unlit squares, magenta lit squares, cyan lit squares, violet edge glow, white glare.
Cool squares: cyan on navy Navy frame, cyan squares, electric blue squares, violet squares, white center square.
Floor corner: turquoise on navy Navy room, turquoise squares, lime squares, yellow squares, silver edge strip.
Light-up floor: red on black Black grid lines, red squares, yellow squares, cyan squares, hot pink squares, white lit square.
Pastel floor: pink on indigo Indigo grid, pink squares, lilac squares, aqua squares, peach squares, cream squares.
Platform shoes: gold on charcoal Charcoal grid, gold shoes, magenta square underfoot, turquoise next square, white shine.
Primary floor: yellow on black Black grid, yellow squares, scarlet squares, cobalt blue squares, white squares.
Rainbow row: scarlet on black Black grid, scarlet first square, orange second, yellow third, lime fourth, electric blue fifth.
Rink lights: neon green on navy Navy rink floor, neon green light, hot pink light, yellow light, white skates.
Warm squares: amber on dark brown Dark brown frame, amber squares, orange squares, red squares, yellow center square.

Magenta, purple and gold 10

Balloon arch: gold on burgundy Burgundy wall, gold balloons, magenta balloons, lilac balloons, white ribbon.
DJ booth: magenta on black Black decks, magenta booth light, violet wall wash, gold record labels, silver tone arms.
Feather boa: magenta on black Black background, magenta boa, purple dress, gold bangles, orchid feather tips.
Glitter curtain: gold on deep purple Deep purple stage, gold curtain, magenta side light, violet shadow folds, white glints.
Laser fan: magenta on black Black room, magenta beams, violet beams, amber lone beam, lilac haze.
Party invitation: gold on indigo Indigo card, gold border, hot pink lettering, orchid stars, cream envelope.
Poster lettering: gold on plum Plum background, gold lettering, magenta starbursts, pink second line, white outline.
Sequin dress: magenta on deep purple Deep purple shadows, magenta sequins, hot pink lit sequins, gold belt, lavender glints.
Star shades: hot pink on plum Plum lenses, hot pink frames, gold star studs, lavender reflection, white glint.
Velvet rope: gold on plum Plum carpet, gold posts, magenta rope, purple wall, cream doorway light.

Sunset orange and brown 10

Corduroy flares: orange on brown Brown flares, orange shirt, tan belt, cream collar, gold buckle.
Fringe lamp: amber on brown Brown table, amber shade, gold fringe, rust wall, cream glow.
Mushroom print: orange on brown Brown outlines, orange caps, mustard background, cream stems, rust dots.
Palm backdrop: coral on dark brown Dark brown palm shapes, coral sky, orange sun, peach haze, burgundy low hills.
Rink carpet: orange on maroon Maroon carpet, orange swirls, gold dots, brown benches, peach wall.
Shag rug: orange on dark brown Dark brown sofa, orange rug, mustard cushions, tan wall, cream lamp shade.
Stripe wall: tangerine on brown Brown bottom stripe, tangerine middle stripe, rust next stripe, yellow top stripe, cream wall.
Sun-disc sleeve: orange on dark brown Dark brown background, orange sun disc, yellow rays, rust horizon, cream lettering.
Van stripes: tangerine on dark brown Dark brown van body, tangerine wide stripe, yellow thin stripe, scarlet thin stripe, cream roof.
Wood-panel lounge: amber on dark brown Dark brown panels, amber globe lamp, rust chairs, tan carpet, cream ceiling.

How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-08: palettes of five or six colors for a lit dance floor, sorted by what they show (a mirror ball in silver and white light; dance floor squares; magenta, purple and gold; sunset orange and brown). Every palette, name, color word, hex code and part is our own; none is taken from a film, a song, a record sleeve, a club, a performer or a published palette, and the page says nothing about a decade. How a strip is ordered: the dark of the room comes first, each color is named for its part, and the name gives the color it carries and that dark. Our own tests, not a standard: the first color is the darkest of its strip, and the color the name carries contrasts with it by 3 to 1 or more (the WCAG contrast ratio formula, https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum.html, used as our own threshold); a mirror ball strip holds silver and white or pale gray; a dance floor strip holds three or more strong colors; a Magenta, purple and gold strip holds magenta or hot pink, a purple, and gold or amber; a Sunset orange and brown strip holds an orange and a brown and no cool color; no two colors of a palette are closer than 8 in CIE Lab; no two palettes share four codes. Facts in the page copy, checked on 2026-10-08 against English Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0). Disco ball, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_ball: a disco ball (other names: mirror ball, glitter ball) is a near-sphere whose surface is made up of facets by the hundred or thousand, each with a mirrored surface; lit by spotlights, it sends dots of light turning across the room's walls. Illuminated dance floor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_dance_floor: a floor whose panels or tiles light up in various colors; early ones were translucent colored glass panels lit from below by bulbs. Color names are plain English words with no paint maker, pencil brand or color-matching system, and one word is one code everywhere on this list. Checked on 2026-10-08: every code is #RRGGBB, each color word fits the hue and lightness of its code, no palette, name or line repeats, and no palette is on another palette list of this site or of its sister sites. The hex codes are for a screen; with paint or pencils, take the nearest color. Licence: own work

How it works

A disco color palette is mostly dark with a few bright lights on it. Each strip here names every color for its part: ceiling, facets, beams, floor squares, sequins.

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Four kinds of disco palette

The menu under the button keeps to one. Mirror ball silver and white light has silver and a white in every strip, on a dark such as black, navy or charcoal. Dance floor squares sets three or more strong colors in a dark grid. Magenta, purple and gold is the glitter-curtain look. Sunset orange and brown has no cool color at all: Shag rug is orange on dark brown, with mustard, tan and cream.

The dark comes first

Every strip starts with its darkest color, and its name gives the color that matters most on it: Glitter ball is silver on black, Laser fan magenta on black. Let that dark fill most of the picture and keep the lights small.

Questions and answers

What colors are disco colors?

On this list: silver #BBBEC9 and white for the mirror ball, magenta #F00FC3, gold #EDBA12 and violet #9A3CEC for the lights, yellow and cyan for the floor, orange #F9731A and brown for the warm side.

What color is a disco ball?

Silver, plus whatever shines on it. A disco ball, also called a mirror ball or glitter ball, is covered in hundreds or thousands of mirrored facets, so it shows the lights around it. Pink-lit ball is hot pink, silver, white and lilac on deep purple.

What colors are on a disco dance floor?

An illuminated dance floor is made of panels that light up in different colors; early ones were colored glass lit from below by bulbs. Light-up floor here is red, yellow, cyan and hot pink squares in a black grid, with one white.

What colors go with gold for a disco theme?

Magenta and a purple, on a dark. Glitter curtain is gold on deep purple with magenta and violet; Party invitation is a gold border on indigo with hot pink lettering. For a warm set, put gold with orange, rust and brown.