Halloween Color Palette Generator

One press gives a named Halloween palette of five colors, with the hex codes to copy.

Trick or TreatOrange, black, white, dark orange and dim gray. For a door sign that reads from the street.#FF8000 · #000000 · #FFFFFF · #FF8C00 · #696969

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How it works

This Halloween color palette generator deals one palette a press: five named colors as a swatch with their hex codes, from classic orange and black to pastel ghosts.

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Five colors, left to right

The colors are named under the palette in the order the tile shows them, and the hex codes follow the same order. Copy takes the name and all five codes.

Six moods

After the first press, open the list under the button: Classic orange and black, Purple and green, Dark and moody, Vintage, Pastel Halloween or For small children.

Why orange, black and purple

Black, orange and sometimes purple are Halloween's traditional colors. The first two groups are built on them, and the rest move away on purpose.

Tips

For a sign that must be read from the street, put the lightest color of the palette on the darkest.

Questions and answers

What are the traditional Halloween colors?

Black, orange and sometimes purple. Party food and decorations for the holiday typically use those three.

What are the hex codes for Halloween orange and black?

On this page Orange is #FF8000, Pumpkin is #FF7518 and Black is #000000, as Wikipedia's list of colors gives them. Each palette prints its own five codes under the color names.

Is there a palette that is not scary?

Yes. Choose For small children for bright, friendly sets, or Pastel Halloween for soft pinks, lilacs and mint with one dark color at most.

Can I use these for a costume or a party?

Yes. Take a palette along to choose fabric, face paint, balloons or icing. The codes are screen colors, so match them to the real thing by eye.

All 41 palettes

Classic orange and black 8

Candy Corn Stripes Jonquil, orange peel, white, persimmon and jet. Yellow, orange and white stripes, edged in black.
Cat on the Fence Black, onyx, pumpkin, Davy's grey and harvest gold. Mostly black, with orange and a gold eye.
Front Porch Persimmon, charcoal, carrot orange, wheat and dark olive green. Pumpkins, corn stalks and a dark doorway.
Jack-o'-Lantern Glow Orange, jet, mustard, dark orange and smoky black. Orange on black, with a candle-yellow glow.
Lantern Light Marigold, smoky black, pumpkin, sepia and cornsilk. Warm paper lanterns against the dark.
October Moon Dark orange, raisin black, gamboge, russet and old lace. A low orange moon over dark fields.
Patch of Pumpkins Pumpkin, black, carrot orange, fern green and cream. The classic pair, with vine green and cream.
Trick or Treat Orange, black, white, dark orange and dim gray. For a door sign that reads from the street.

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Purple and green 7

Bat Wing Royal purple, black, yellow-green, dark slate blue and silver. Purple dusk, black wings, one sharp green.
Bubbling Cauldron Harlequin, dark violet, onyx, lawn green and blue-violet. The brightest greens on the page.
Friendly Monster Lime green, purple, pumpkin, black and lavender. For a monster with googly eyes.
Haunted Greenhouse Dark purple, sap green, royal purple, olivine and jet. Overgrown vines behind dusty glass.
Midnight Vines Tyrian purple, hunter green, plum, moss green and smoky black. Darker and richer, for a grown-up party.
Potion Shelf Dark orchid, kelly green, raisin black, medium orchid and malachite. Glass bottles in purples and greens.
Witch's Brew Purple, lime green, black, dark violet and yellow-green. Bubbling green in a purple dusk.

Dark and moody 7

Cobweb Corner Dim gray, gainsboro, jet, taupe gray and white. All grays, for a design with no color at all.
Dark Forest Dark olive green, smoky black, hunter green, umber and Davy's grey. Trees at night, with no orange in sight.
House on the Hill Raisin black, dark slate gray, Davy's grey, old burgundy and silver. Peeling paint and one silver moon.
Moonlit Graveyard Midnight blue, slate gray, jet, ash gray and light steel blue. Cold blues and stone grays.
Raven Feather Black, onyx, dark slate blue, Payne's grey and silver sand. Blue-black feathers with a pale edge.
Storm at Midnight Midnight blue, dark purple, charcoal, dark slate gray and lavender gray. For a poster with pale lettering.
Vampire Velvet Burgundy, black, dark red, old burgundy and silver. Deep reds for a cape lining.

Vintage 7

Apple Bobbing Firebrick, old gold, fern green, parchment and Van Dyke brown. Red apples in a wooden tub.
Costume Trunk Sepia, mustard, Venetian red, old lace and dark olive green. Felt hats and old cloth.
Harvest Fair Harvest gold, russet, olive green, antique white and seal brown. For a hand-lettered fair poster.
Sepia Photograph Sepia, tan, café au lait, eggshell and dark brown. Browns only, like an old family photo.
Straw Scarecrow Golden brown, straw, rust, dark khaki and coffee. Straw, burlap and a rusty button.
Tin Lantern Ocher, raisin black, old lace, dark khaki and redwood. Worn metal and a low flame.
Vintage Postcard Rust, parchment, olive, café noir and old gold. The faded inks of an old printed card.

Pastel Halloween 6

Cotton Candy Bat Light pink, wisteria, baby blue, black and lemon chiffon. Candy colors with one black bat.
Lilac Cauldron Lilac, melon, pale spring bud, dark purple and thistle. Purple, kept gentle.
Marshmallow Ghost Ghost white, pale pink, lavender blue, peach puff and light gray. Ghosts that would not scare anyone.
Pastel Pumpkin Light orange, lavender, mint green, cream and pink lavender. A soft pumpkin for a nursery door.
Sherbet Moon Cherry blossom pink, periwinkle, light yellow, apricot and slate gray. A pink moon in a periwinkle sky.
Sweet Spider Mauve, peach, tea green, charcoal and light yellow. A smiling spider on a pale web.

For small children 6

Candy Bucket Pumpkin, medium orchid, lime green, jonquil and black. Every bright wrapper in the bucket.
Costume Parade Orange, deep sky blue, kelly green, violet and lemon. Five crayon-bright colors for a class parade.
Flashlight Walk Lemon, midnight blue, orange, white and spring green. Bright beams on a dark blue evening.
Little Pumpkin Pumpkin, light green, mellow yellow, white and saddle brown. A pumpkin with a leaf and a stem.
Silly Monster Lime green, orange, sky blue, purple and white. For a monster that waves hello.
Smiling Ghost White, sky blue, orange, light gray and lavender. A ghost on a daytime sky.

How this list was compiled: Every palette is our own grouping of five colors with a name we gave it; no film, game, candy maker or costume brand is named. Each color name and its hex code are taken as printed in Wikipedia's List of colors (A–F, G–M and N–Z: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_A%E2%80%93F, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_G%E2%80%93M, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_N%E2%80%93Z), read 2026-10-01; a script checks every name and code in this file against those three pages, and refuses a row that names a paint maker, a crayon maker, a school or a product. Three names are shortened on the card: Gold is the list's Gold (metallic), Lavender its Lavender (floral) and Ocher its Ocher (Ochre). That black, orange and sometimes purple are the holiday's traditional colors is from Wikipedia's Halloween article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween), read the same day. On each card the bands and the hex codes run in the order the line under the name gives them. Licence: own work