42 palettes

Halloween Color Combinations

Press the button for one Halloween palette: three to six colors, the dark first, with hex codes to copy.

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Toothy lantern: pumpkin on blackBlack porch shadow, pumpkin shell, amber lit teeth, yellow flame.#0F0E11 · #E65E0F · #FDB017 · #FBE437

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Pumpkin orange and black 12

Bat garland: pumpkin on black Black bats, pumpkin wall, cream string.
Candy dish: orange on charcoal Charcoal dish, orange candy corn middles, yellow bases, white tips.
Cat against the moon: orange on black Black cat, orange moon, charcoal fence, yellow eyes.
Fallen leaves at night: rust on black Black night, rust oak leaves, orange maple leaves, gold birch leaves, brown rake.
Invitation card: orange on black Black card, orange lettering, cream envelope.
Moonrise on the ridge: amber on black Black trees, amber moon, rust clouds, dark brown ridge.
Pennant string: orange on black Black flags, orange flags, bone cord.
Scarecrow at dusk: tan on charcoal Charcoal hat and coat, rust sky, tan straw, pumpkin patches, brown post.
Striped socks: pumpkin on black Black stripes, pumpkin stripes, charcoal buckled shoes, white cuffs.
Toothy lantern: pumpkin on black Black porch shadow, pumpkin shell, amber lit teeth, yellow flame.
Treat pail: pumpkin on black Black handle and grin, pumpkin pail, rust shadow side, butter yellow wrappers.
Web in the window: amber on black Black frame and spider, amber lit glass, white web, charcoal wall.

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Witch purple and slime green 10

Cat eyes in the dark: lime green on black Black cat, lime green eyes, deep purple curtain, lavender moonlit sill.
Cauldron brew: lime green on black Black cauldron, lime green brew, bright green bubbles, purple steam, deep purple stone floor.
Creeping vines: green on black Black sky, green vines, violet flowers, lilac moths.
Fizzing beaker: bright green on charcoal Charcoal bench, bright green liquid, pale green foam, violet burner flame, silver clamp.
Fuzzy monster: lime green on dark purple Dark purple shadow, purple fur, lime green horns and spots, white teeth, yellow eyes.
Pointed hat: lime green on dark purple Dark purple hat, lime green band, violet brim shine, gold buckle.
Potion bottles: violet on black Black shelf, violet bottle, lime green flask, pale green glow, plum corks.
Slime jar: bright green on dark green Dark green lid, bright green slime, pale green drip shine, purple label.
Toadstool toad: lilac on dark green Dark green shade, purple toadstool cap, green toad, lilac cap spots, pale green stalk.
Witch leggings: orchid on black Black stripes, orchid stripes, bright green shoe bows.

Bone, fog and moonlight 10

Attic candle: butter yellow on black Black house, dark gray roof, dusty blue night sky, butter yellow window, pale gray chimney smoke.
Fog on the lane: pale gray on charcoal Charcoal fence posts, dark gray trees, gray trees beyond, pale gray fog, amber lone lantern.
Gate in the mist: pale gray on black Black iron gate, dark gray hedge, gray path, pale gray mist, silver latch.
Moon through twigs: bone on black Black twigs, charcoal rooftops, dusty blue cloud, bone moon, pale gray ring of light.
Mummy wraps: bone on dark brown Dark brown gaps, tan cloth, bone wraps, cream highlights, lime green eyes.
Paper skeleton: bone on black Black door, bone ribs and limbs, gray shadows, white highlights.
Perched owl: bone on dark brown Dark brown branch, brown wings, tan chest, bone face, butter yellow eyes.
Porch moth: apricot on charcoal Charcoal night, gray wings, bone body, apricot porch light, pale gray wall.
Rafter cobweb: silver on charcoal Charcoal rafters, gray shadow, silver web, white dew drops, bone wall.
Sheet ghost: white on midnight blue Midnight blue night, white sheet, pale blue folds, dusty blue shadow side.

Candy brights on black 10

Costume wig: orchid on black Black mask, orchid wig, lime green glasses, gold star clip.
Giant lollipop: magenta on black Black backdrop, magenta swirl, pumpkin swirl, butter yellow swirl, white stick.
Glow necklaces: pale green on black Black night, pale green necklace, hot pink necklace, violet bracelet, amber bracelet.
Gummy worms: lime green on black Black bowl, lime green worms, orchid worms, amber worms, white sugar.
Jelly bean jar: magenta on black Black lid, magenta beans, pumpkin beans, green beans, yellow beans, lilac beans.
Monster cupcakes: lime green on black Black liners, purple frosting, lime green frosting, pumpkin sprinkles, white candy eyes.
Porch light string: amber on black Black porch, amber bulbs, purple bulbs, bright green bulbs, charcoal cord.
Spilled treat bag: hot pink on black Black table, hot pink wrapper, orange wrapper, yellow wrapper, lime green wrapper, violet wrapper.
Sprinkled apples: bright green on black Black tray, bright green apple, amber caramel, hot pink sprinkles, white stick.
Taffy twists: orchid on black Black bowl, orchid taffy, apricot taffy, pale green taffy, butter yellow taffy.

How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-09: palettes of three to six colors for a Halloween picture, in four groups (pumpkin orange and black; witch purple and slime green; bone, fog and moonlight; candy brights on black). Every palette, name, color word, hex code and part is our own; none is taken from a film, a show, a game, a costume or candy maker or a published palette. How a strip is ordered: the darkest color first, then the things in the picture, each color named for its part. Our own test for a Halloween palette, not a standard: the first color is the darkest of the strip and has an HSL lightness of 20 percent or less; one other color or more contrasts with it by 4.5 to 1 or more (the WCAG contrast ratio formula, https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum.html, used as our own threshold); and every strong color (an HSL saturation over 55 percent with a lightness between 30 and 85 percent) has a hue from 15 to 150 degrees (orange through yellow to green) or from 255 to 335 degrees (violet through purple to hot pink), so no strip holds a strong red or a strong blue. The groups: a Pumpkin orange and black strip starts with black or charcoal, holds an orange (a strong color with a hue from 15 to 42 degrees) and no strong green or purple; a Witch purple and slime green strip holds a purple and a green and no orange; a Bone, fog and moonlight strip holds at most one strong color; a Candy brights on black strip starts with black and holds three or more strong colors from two or more of the families orange, yellow, green and purple. No two colors of a palette are closer than 8 in CIE Lab, no two palettes share four codes, and no strip is a shorter strip with colors added. Facts checked on 2026-10-09 against English Wikipedia: Orange (colour) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(colour)): in the United States orange is the color of the carved pumpkins (jack-o'-lanterns) put out for Halloween; Candy corn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_corn): candy corn's traditional colors are yellow, orange and white. One word is one code everywhere on this list. Color names are plain English words with no paint maker, pencil brand or color-matching system. Checked on 2026-10-09: 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

Every palette, or color scheme, passes one test of ours: a near-black dark, one color that stands out on it, and strong colors only from orange through green or from violet through hot pink. No red and no bright blue.

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Four pairings

Pumpkin orange and black keeps to black or charcoal and an orange, with yellows, browns or neutrals beside them. Witch purple and slime green holds a purple and a green and never an orange. Bone, fog and moonlight is mostly grays, bone, white and dusty blues, with at most one strong color, such as a single amber lantern. Candy brights on black sets three or more brights on black.

Where each color goes

Every strip starts with its dark and gives each color a part. Candy dish sets candy corn's traditional yellow, orange and white on charcoal.

Questions and answers

What are the Halloween colors?

On this list: black or charcoal for the dark on most strips, orange, purple and green for the color, and bone, gray and white for the light. In the United States orange is the color of the carved pumpkins of Halloween.

What three colors go together for Halloween?

Four strips here hold exactly three. Bat garland is black, pumpkin and cream. Invitation card is black, a lighter orange and cream. Pennant string swaps the cream for bone, and Witch leggings is black, orchid and bright green.

What is the hex code for pumpkin orange?

On this list pumpkin is #E65E0F, a deep orange that leans to red. The lighter orange is #FD8F21, amber is #FDB017 and rust is #A7401B. All four are our own screen colors, not a standard.

Is red a Halloween color?

Not on this list. Our test leaves out strong red and strong blue, so a strip reads as Halloween and not as horror. Red on black has a group of its own on the horror color palette page.