Breakfast nook: harvest gold on brownHarvest gold bench cushions, brown table, avocado green curtains, off-white wall, orange juice pitcher.
Canister set: avocado green on sandAvocado green flour tin, harvest gold sugar tin, burnt orange coffee tin, dark brown lids, sand shelf.
Fondue pot: burnt orange on avocado greenBurnt orange pot, brown wooden handle, harvest gold melted cheese, cream bread cubes, avocado green tablecloth.
Mushroom jars: burnt orange on creamCream jars, burnt orange mushroom caps, brown lids, mustard labels, olive shelf paper.
Percolator: avocado green and blackAvocado green pot, black handle, silver spout, harvest gold cups, brown coffee.
Slow cooker: harvest gold on off-whiteHarvest gold crock, dark brown lid knob, olive leaf decal, off-white counter, rust stew.
Stove hood: avocado green and walnutAvocado green hood, walnut cabinets, harvest gold range, white wall tile, tangerine kettle.
Vinyl floor: harvest gold and rustDark brown tile lines, harvest gold squares, rust medallions, tan border, avocado green table legs.
Wall flowers: white on harvest goldHarvest gold wallpaper ground, avocado green leaves, white petals, orange flower centers, olive stems.
Wall oven: harvest gold in walnutHarvest gold oven door, dark brown window glass, silver handle, walnut cabinet, cream dish towel.
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Living room 10
Album shelf: walnut and mustardWalnut shelf, mustard first spine, brick red second spine, teal third spine, cream wall.
Bean bag: burnt orange on brownBurnt orange bean bag, brown carpet, mustard curtains, off-white wall, navy jeans.
Console stereo: walnut and caramelWalnut cabinet, caramel speaker cloth, silver dials, black turntable lid, harvest gold rug.
Conversation pit: rust on dark brownRust cushions, dark brown carpet, ochre throw pillows, cream wall, teal vase.
Hanging fern: forest green in rustForest green fronds, tan knotted cord, caramel basket, sand wall, rust pot.
Hearth wall: brick red and tanBrick red wall, charcoal firebox, tan mantel, orange flames, sand mortar.
Plaid sofa: mustard on brownBrown sofa, mustard wide stripe, forest green thin stripe, sand wall, burnt orange lamp shade.
Rattan chair: caramel and avocado greenCaramel cane, avocado green cushion, cream wall, rust throw, forest green fern.
Rotary phone: harvest gold on oliveHarvest gold phone, dark brown cord, walnut hall table, sand notepad, olive wall.
Swag lamp: tangerine and brownTangerine shade, brown chain, cream ceiling, ochre glow on the wall, walnut side table.
Poster 10
Bicycle poster: teal and orangeOff-white paper, teal frame, orange wheels, mustard sun, brown lettering.
Bumper sticker: yellow on blackBlack background, yellow lettering, hot pink stripe, red heart, white edge.
County fair: red on butter yellowButter yellow paper, red tent stripes, turquoise big wheel, magenta lettering, navy outline.
Fat letters: orange on brownBrown background, orange letters, yellow letter shadow, white border, hot pink star.
Half rainbow: red on creamCream paper, red outer band, orange middle band, yellow inner band, brown lettering.
Iron-on tee: orange on whiteWhite shirt, orange sun disc, magenta palm, yellow glow line, purple lettering.
Owl print: burnt orange on tanTan paper, burnt orange owl, yellow eyes, turquoise leaves, brown outline.
Skate flyer: hot pink on purplePurple background, hot pink skate, yellow wheels, turquoise laces, white lettering.
Sun face: yellow on sky blueSky blue background, yellow sun, orange rays, white cloud, red cheeks.
Trail patch: tangerine on sky blueSky blue background, white mountain, forest green pines, tangerine sun, red lettering.
Sunset stripe 10
Bass drum: cream to dark brownCream top stripe, tangerine second stripe, brick red third stripe, dark brown bottom stripe, black shell.
Beach towel: sand to rustSand top stripe, amber second stripe, terracotta third stripe, rust bottom stripe, turquoise border.
Camper side: butter yellow to maroonButter yellow top stripe, tangerine second stripe, red third stripe, maroon bottom stripe, brown camper body.
Garage door: butter yellow to walnutButter yellow top stripe, mustard second stripe, burnt orange third stripe, walnut bottom stripe, tan door.
Hallway mural: cream to brownCream top stripe, harvest gold second stripe, terracotta third stripe, brown bottom stripe, white wall.
Longboard: peach to maroonPeach nose stripe, orange second stripe, hot pink third stripe, maroon tail stripe, white board.
Setting sun: yellow to maroonYellow top band, tangerine second band, burnt orange third band, maroon bottom band, dark brown hills.
Ski jacket: amber to plumAmber top stripe, burnt orange second stripe, brick red third stripe, plum bottom stripe, navy jacket.
Stripe tee: yellow to dark brownYellow top stripe, orange second stripe, rust third stripe, dark brown bottom stripe, cream shirt.
Tube socks: harvest gold to brownHarvest gold top band, orange second band, red third band, brown bottom band, white sock.
How this list was compiled: Own work, written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-14: palettes of five colors in four looks that go by the name 70s (kitchen, living room, poster, sunset stripe). Every palette, name, color word and part is our own choice, and so is every hex code except two: harvest gold #DA9100 and avocado green #568203 are the codes English Wikipedia gives for those color names (Harvest gold, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_gold; Shades of chartreuse, Avocado, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_chartreuse#Avocado). Nothing is sampled from a photograph, an appliance, a poster or a product, and no brand, show, band or maker is named. The facts about the decade in the page copy, checked on 2026-10-14 against English Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0): Harvest gold (it was popular with kitchen and other appliances during the 1970s, along with brown, burnt orange and avocado green); Shades of chartreuse, Avocado (avocado, along with other earthy tones like harvest gold and burnt orange, was a common color for consumer goods like automobiles, shag carpets and household appliances during the 1970s); Shades of orange, Burnt orange, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_orange#Burnt_orange (burnt orange is not a standard color, so its code here is ours). How a strip is ordered: each color is named for its part of one small scene, and the name carries two of the colors; a Poster strip starts with its paper or background; a Sunset stripe strip is four stripes from the lightest to the darkest, then what they are on. Our own tests, not a standard: a Kitchen strip holds two or more of avocado green, harvest gold, burnt orange and a brown; a Living room strip holds three or more earth tones (brown, dark brown, walnut, rust, ochre, mustard, caramel, tan, sand, terracotta, brick red, olive, or one of the colors named above); a Poster strip holds three or more strong colors (an HSL saturation over 55 percent at a lightness from 30 to 85 percent); in a Sunset stripe strip the four stripes are warm (a hue from 310 degrees around to 60) and each is darker than the one before (WCAG relative luminance, the formula at https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/contrast-minimum.html). 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 2026-10-14: every code is #RRGGBB, each color word fits the hue and lightness of its code, no palette, name or line repeats, no two palettes share four codes, no two colors of a palette are closer than 8 in CIE Lab, 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, pencils or markers, take the nearest color. Licence: own work
How it works
Harvest gold was popular on kitchen appliances during the 1970s, along with brown, burnt orange and avocado green. Each 70s color palette here sets those four, or their neighbors, in one small scene.
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70s color palette hex codes
Harvest gold is #DA9100 and avocado green #568203, the codes Wikipedia gives. Burnt orange #BD4F0F and brown #73482B are our own. Every Kitchen strip holds two or more of the four (a dark brown counts); Fondue pot has them all, with cream.
Living room, poster and sunset stripe
Living room strips are earth tones: rust cushions on a dark brown carpet, a walnut stereo cabinet. Poster strips start with the paper or background and add three or more strong colors. A Sunset stripe strip is four warm stripes from the lightest to the darkest, then the thing they are on: Stripe tee runs yellow, orange, rust and dark brown on a cream shirt.
Questions and answers
What colors are in a 70s color palette?
Harvest gold, avocado green, burnt orange and brown first. Around them this list uses rust, mustard, ochre, tan and cream, with turquoise, hot pink and purple on the posters.
What colors were popular in the 1970s?
Earthy ones. Wikipedia names avocado, harvest gold and burnt orange as common colors for consumer goods during the 1970s: household appliances, cars and shag carpets.
What colors go with avocado green?
Harvest gold and a brown. Percolator is an avocado green pot with a black handle, harvest gold cups and brown coffee. For a softer set, Rattan chair puts an avocado green cushion on caramel cane, with rust and cream.