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Kidcore Color Palette

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Brand-new crayons: red to purpleRed, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Six crayons in rainbow order.#E8302E · #F8861C · #FCD62A · #2EAE50 · #2A5EDC · #7030B0

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Crayon box 10

Birthday card: coral to hot pink Coral, lemon yellow, turquoise, azure, hot pink. Five crayons in rainbow order.
Brand-new crayons: red to purple Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. Six crayons in rainbow order.
Coloring book: scarlet to violet Scarlet, tangerine, lemon yellow, lime, azure, violet. Six crayons in rainbow order.
Fish tank drawing: coral to indigo Coral, lemon yellow, emerald green, turquoise, blue, indigo. Six crayons in rainbow order.
Garden scribble: tomato red to magenta Tomato red, yellow, emerald green, violet, magenta. Five crayons in rainbow order.
House and tree: red to sky blue Red, yellow, green, sky blue, brown. Five crayons in rainbow order, brown last.
Rainy day drawing: yellow to violet Yellow, green, sky blue, blue, violet, charcoal. Six crayons in rainbow order, charcoal last.
Sunny drawing: orange to pink Orange, yellow, lime, sky blue, pink. Five crayons in rainbow order.
Taped-up drawing: red to purple Red, tangerine, lime, azure, purple, black. Six crayons in rainbow order, black last.
Worn-down crayons: tomato red to violet Tomato red, orange, emerald green, cobalt blue, violet, brown. Six crayons in rainbow order, brown last.

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Toy plastics 10

Ball pit: red on sky blue Sky blue wall, red, yellow, lime, hot pink balls.
Bath toys: yellow on aqua Aqua water, yellow duck, tangerine beak, hot pink boat, white foam.
Bead maze: tomato red on cream Cream base, tomato red, azure wires, lemon yellow, emerald green beads.
Humming top: magenta on cream Cream floor, magenta top, azure, yellow stripes, scarlet knob.
Ring stacker: red on white White base, red, orange, yellow, lime, azure rings.
Sand bucket: scarlet on butter yellow Butter yellow sand, scarlet bucket, azure spade, lime rake, white handle.
Shape sorter: scarlet on yellow Yellow box, scarlet star, cobalt blue circle, green square, violet triangle.
Snap beads: hot pink on white White table, hot pink, violet, turquoise, lemon yellow, tangerine beads.
Tea set: hot pink on pale pink Pale pink tray, hot pink teapot, white cups, lemon yellow saucers, sky blue spoons.
Toy telephone: white on red Red body, white dial, cobalt blue receiver, yellow wheels, black cord.

Sticker sheet 10

Dinosaur stickers: green on cream Cream sheet, green, tangerine, turquoise, lilac, dark brown outline.
Flower stickers: hot pink on cream Cream sheet, hot pink, orange, lemon yellow, turquoise, forest green outline.
Fruit stickers: tomato red on white White sheet, tomato red, tangerine, lemon yellow, green, dark brown outline.
Ladybug stickers: red on white White sheet, red, pale pink, mint, lilac, black outline.
Puffy clouds: baby blue on white White sheet, baby blue, pink, butter yellow, lavender, indigo outline.
Puppy stickers: peach on cream Cream sheet, peach, coral, sky blue, lime, brown outline.
Rainbow stickers: coral on white White sheet, coral, butter yellow, mint, baby blue, deep purple outline.
Reward chart: scarlet on white White sheet, scarlet, lemon yellow, green, azure, charcoal outline.
Smiley stickers: yellow on white White sheet, yellow, magenta, sky blue, green, black outline.
Star stickers: lemon yellow on white White sheet, lemon yellow, pink, lilac, aqua, navy outline.

Rainbow with one dark 10

Black backpack: rainbow on black Scarlet, yellow, emerald green, blue and violet, with black as the one dark.
Bunk bed fort: rainbow on navy Coral, orange, yellow, emerald green and azure, with navy as the one dark.
Chalkboard doodle: rainbow on charcoal Orange, lemon yellow, lime, aqua and hot pink, with charcoal as the one dark.
Flashlight tag: rainbow on black Yellow, green, azure, violet and hot pink, with black as the one dark.
Green felt board: rainbow on forest green Peach, butter yellow, aqua, lilac and pink, with forest green as the one dark.
Knit stripes: rainbow on maroon Tomato red, yellow, lime, azure and pink, with maroon as the one dark.
Night-light: rainbow on navy Coral, tangerine, butter yellow, mint and sky blue, with navy as the one dark.
Purple raincoat: rainbow on deep purple Scarlet, orange, lemon yellow, emerald green and turquoise, with deep purple as the one dark.
Sprinkle cake: rainbow on dark brown Red, yellow, green, azure and pink, with dark brown as the one dark.
Teal toy chest: rainbow on dark teal Coral, tangerine, lemon yellow, sky blue and pink, with dark teal as the one dark.

How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-08: palettes of five or six colors in the kidcore look, sorted by where the colors come from (a crayon box, toy plastics, a sticker sheet, a rainbow with one dark). Every palette, name, color word, hex code and line is our own; no toy maker, crayon brand, sticker brand, cartoon or character is named or copied, and each toy is a kind of toy. What kidcore is, checked on 2026-10-08 against English Wikipedia, Kidcore, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidcore: an online aesthetic that draws on nostalgia for childhood in the 1990s and early 2000s, with bright primaries and nods to toys, cartoons and the playground; it uses a wide range of rainbow colors and can also include pastels. How a strip is ordered: a crayon strip runs in rainbow order from red, and a brown, black or gray crayon, where there is one, comes last; a toy strip starts with what the others sit on or in and names the piece each color belongs to; a sticker strip starts with the sheet and ends with the outline; a rainbow strip is five colors in rainbow order, then the one dark. Our own tests, not a standard: rainbow order is the order of hue round the color wheel; a toy strip holds three or more brights (HSL saturation of 65 percent or more); a sticker outline and the one dark of a rainbow strip contrast with every other color of the strip 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); no two colors of a palette are closer than 10 in CIE Lab; no two palettes share four codes. 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

Kidcore is a look made of childhood things in bright primary and rainbow colors. Each kidcore color palette here takes its colors from one of them: a crayon box, plastic toys, a sticker sheet or a rainbow.

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Four places the colors come from

Crayon box strips run in rainbow order, with a brown, black or charcoal crayon last where there is one. Toy plastics name the piece each color belongs to: in Toy telephone, a red body, a white dial and a cobalt blue receiver. Sticker sheet starts with the white or cream sheet and ends with a dark outline. Rainbow with one dark is five colors in rainbow order, then one dark such as navy or maroon to set them against.

Questions and answers

What colors are kidcore?

Bright primary colors and the whole rainbow, sometimes with pastels. On this list yellow stands in the most palettes, then lemon yellow, white and azure, with green, lime and sky blue close behind.

How do I use a kidcore palette in a drawing?

Fill each shape with one flat color and skip the shading. With a Sticker sheet or Rainbow palette, draw the outlines in its dark color. For things to draw in the look, see kidcore drawing ideas.

Which palettes are pastel kidcore?

Puffy clouds, Rainbow stickers and Green felt board are three of the pastel ones, with baby blue, pink, butter yellow, mint and lilac among them.