Color Palettes

A curated collection of color palettes inspired by analog film photography.

Retro 1970s Warm Groovy

Base Nav (Amber Gold) #FFBF00

Accent (Burnt Terracotta) #A63A1D

Secondary (Sage Green) #4A5D4E

Text / Dark Neutral #2B1E17

Background (Warm Cream) #F9F4EC

Retro 1980s Synth Pop

Base Nav (Arcade Yellow) #FFBF00

Accent (Hot Magenta) #E60067

Secondary (Teal Blue) #00D2C4

Text / Midnight Violet #120124

Background (Lavender Blush) #FFF0F5

Kodak Gold 200

Famous for consumer warmth, golden skin tones, and rich sun-baked saturation.

Base Nav (Daylight Amber) #FFBF00

Primary Accent (Halation Red) #D2381E

Secondary (Muted Pine Green) #3C5A4B

Text / Dark (Latent Shadow) #1E1A17

Background (Warm Grain Base) #EFE4D0

Kodachrome 64

High contrast, extremely vivid archival dyes, and deeply saturated primary hues.

Base Nav (Chrome Yellow) #FFBF00

Accent (Rich Kodachrome Red) #B21E29

Secondary (Deep Slide Blue) #194363

Text / Shadow (High-Dmax Black) #111116

Background (Paper Border Cream) #F4EFE3

Fujichrome Velvia

Famous for signature landscape greens and highly vivid, almost-neon color saturation.

Base Nav (Vivid Sunset Yellow) #FFBF00

Accent (Signature Fuji Green) #048A5B

Secondary (Velvia Magenta) #A91D63

Text / Dark (Deep Ocean Shadow) #0D161B

Background (Cool Daylight Highlight) #EAEFF2

Polaroid Time-Zero

Muted, dreamlike color shifts with creamy highlights and slightly clipped dark values.

Base Nav (Aged Yellowing Indicator) #FFBF00

Accent (Faded Polaroid Orange) #C06A47

Secondary (Oxidized Chemicals Blue) #5B6D7A

Text / Dark (Clipped Matte Brown) #2D2724

Background (Vintage Frame Silk) #F6F1E5

Earliest Color Film (Technicolor Process 2)

Based on early color chemistry which relied heavily on limited red/green dyed separations.

Base Nav (Nitrate Tinting Yellow) #FFBF00

Accent (Two-Tone Brick Red) #D65A42

Secondary (Early Dye-Cyan Green) #578479

Text / Dark (Carbon Dust Arc Shadow) #262421

Background (Aged Emulsion Jelly) #E8DCC4

Color Wheel Variations

Primary Base (Nav) #FFBF00

Complementary #0040FF

Analogous (Warm) #FF3F00

Analogous (Cool) #BFFF00

Triadic Accent 1 #00FFBF

Triadic Accent 2 #BF00FF

Split-Comp 1 #00BFFF

Split-Comp 2 #3F00FF