Winter Color Palette Generator

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

Solstice EveningBisque, sandy brown, rose taupe, rhythm and midnight blue. The shortest day, going from sand to midnight.#FFE4C4 · #F4A460 · #905D5D · #777696 · #191970

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How it works

This winter color palette generator deals one palette a press: five named colors as a swatch with their hex codes, for a card, a room, a slide deck or a knit.

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Read the swatch left to right

The line under each palette names its five colors in the order of the bands, and the hex codes run the same way. Copy takes the palette name and all five codes.

Six kinds of winter

After the first press, open the list under the button: Icy blues and silver, Evergreen and berry, Snow-day neutrals, Winter sunset, Deep jewel tones or Cool and clear.

Light ground, dark type

Most palettes hold one near-white and one near-black, so there is a ground and a text color in every draw. Fresh Snowfall and Chimney Smoke are all neutrals; Cathedral Window is the loudest.

Tips

Press again inside one group to compare two palettes of the same mood side by side on paper.

Questions and answers

What colors go in a winter color palette?

Icy blues with silver and white; evergreen with berry red; soft grays and wool neutrals; dusk pinks over dark blue; and deep jewel tones such as burgundy, emerald and sapphire. Each of those is a group on this page.

What are the hex codes for icy blue?

On this page Alice blue is #F0F8FF, Powder blue is #B0E0E6 and Light steel blue is #B0C4DE, as Wikipedia's list of colors gives them. Each palette prints its own five codes under the color names.

What is in the Cool and clear group?

Palettes built on black, white and cool, clear colors: a strong blue, a cold red, emerald, fuchsia, icy lilac. None of them holds a warm gold or an orange.

Can I use these colors for paint, yarn or fabric?

Yes, as a starting point. The codes are screen colors, so match paint, yarn or fabric to them by eye.

All 42 palettes

Icy blues and silver 7

Blue Hour Snow Lavender blue, light periwinkle, shadow blue, silver chalice and midnight blue. Snow after sunset, gone violet-blue.
Frosted Stone Mint cream, light blue, cornflower blue, silver and slate gray. A light frost over gray stone.
Frosted Windowpane Alice blue, powder blue, light steel blue, silver and steel blue. Pale blues, with one deeper blue for the lettering.
Glacier Edge Iceberg, pale cerulean, cerulean, platinum and indigo dye. Blue ice that deepens toward the base.
Hanging Icicles Light cyan, baby blue, aero, gainsboro and sapphire blue. Clear and bright, with one strong blue.
Harbor in January Light steel blue, cool grey, steel blue, platinum and navy blue. Steel, fog and a navy hull.
Skating Pond Pale aqua, sky blue, glaucous, silver sand and Prussian blue. Scraped ice, open sky and the dark water under it.

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Evergreen and berry 7

Fir Tree Farm Cadmium green, fern green, chestnut, parchment and dark jungle green. Rows of firs, bare soil and a paper tag.
Holly Branch Hunter green, cardinal, fern green, snow and old gold. Dark leaves, red berries and a gold ribbon.
Juniper Berries Viridian, dark sea green, mulberry, eggshell and charcoal. Dusty greens with a purple berry.
Mistletoe Sprig Laurel green, dark spring green, rose madder, ivory and dark olive green. Soft sage greens with one rosy berry.
Spruce and Cranberry Myrtle green, crimson, sea green, linen and raisin black. Blue-green needles beside a sharp red.
Winterberry Firebrick, sap green, dark red, cream and ebony. Mostly red, for a card that should feel warm.
Wreath on the Door Lincoln green, ruby red, moss green, wheat and burgundy. Two greens and two reds, tied with straw.

Snow-day neutrals 7

Birch Trunks White, platinum, silver sand, Davy's grey and café noir. White bark with dark seams.
Chimney Smoke Seashell, silver chalice, Spanish gray, nickel and raisin black. Smoke grays over a near-white ground.
Fresh Snowfall Snow, ghost white, gainsboro, silver and slate gray. Whites and soft grays, nothing else.
Knit Blanket Eggshell, beige, tan, Light French beige and umber. Warm neutrals for a room or a knit.
Overcast Morning Isabelline, light gray, cool grey, battleship grey and onyx. Five steps from cloud to wet road.
Snowed-in Cabin Old lace, wheat, wood brown, sepia and jet. Timber walls and a black stove.
Wool Mittens Linen, ash gray, taupe gray, rosy brown and dim gray. Undyed wool with one faded pink.

Winter sunset 7

Alpenglow Misty rose, salmon pink, mauve taupe, slate blue and dark slate blue. Pink light on a snow peak, blue shade below.
Embers at Dusk Apricot, persimmon, chestnut, english violet and raisin black. The warmest set here, ending in near-black.
Four O'Clock Sky Peach puff, light salmon, old rose, old lavender and independence. An early dusk, peach at the horizon.
Last Light Mellow apricot, tangerine, raspberry rose, twilight lavender and Prussian blue. A bright orange streak before the dark.
Low Sun on Ice Champagne, sunset, coral pink, glaucous and Payne's grey. Gold and coral across blue-gray ice.
Pink Snow Light Lavender blush, tea rose, pink lavender, light periwinkle and purple navy. Snow under a pink sky, with one dark anchor.
Solstice Evening Bisque, sandy brown, rose taupe, rhythm and midnight blue. The shortest day, going from sand to midnight.

Deep jewel tones 7

Cathedral Window Sapphire, amaranth purple, emerald, amber and smoky black. Lit glass colors, leaded in black.
Garnet and Pine Ruby, myrtle green, Persian indigo, copper and linen. Red and green pushed darker, with copper.
Midnight Garden Midnight blue, teal, mulberry, old gold and ghost white. Dark blue ground with teal and berry.
Midwinter Feast Wine, hunter green, sapphire, bronze and ivory. A laid table: wine red, green and blue glass.
Opera Night Lapis lazuli, wine, royal purple, silver and onyx. Blue, wine and purple against black and silver.
Plum Pudding Plum, Tyrian purple, dark red, satin sheen gold and cream. Purples and a dark red, with cream on top.
Velvet Curtain Burgundy, royal purple, emerald, old gold and jet. Three rich colors, trimmed in gold.

Cool and clear 7

Blue Diamond Navy blue, azure, lavender blue, white and raspberry. Three blues, sharp white and one raspberry.
Clear Night Black, snow, medium blue, crimson and platinum. Black and white, with a strong blue and a cold red.
Cold Emerald Emerald, snow, black, cerise and iceberg. Clear green and cherry pink on white.
Ice and Fuchsia Ghost white, fuchsia, blue-violet, jet and light cyan. One vivid pink against icy white and black.
Icy Lilac Periwinkle, wisteria, jet, Alice blue and purple. Cool purples from pale to full, set on black.
Sharp Contrast Smoky black, white, violet-blue, deep pink and light sky blue. High contrast, with no warm color in it.
Winter Rose Raspberry, thistle, charcoal, mint cream and Persian blue. A cool pink with charcoal and a clean blue.

How this list was compiled: Every palette is our own grouping of five colors with a name we gave it; no paint maker, film or 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, a team or a product, and a name the lists give two codes for. The same script refuses a palette that is on the pastel or the Halloween palette page, one that holds every color of a Winter scheme on the wedding page, and one that shares three color names with such a scheme. On each card the bands and the hex codes run in the order the line under the name gives them. Licence: own work