Graphic Design

The past has always had a certain allure, especially for designers. When you use the right color palettes, you can make even the most contemporary design look like it was printed decades before you were born. But before we jump into some inspirational vintage palettes, let’s clear up a common point of confusion: “retro” and […]

Pastels, also known as “tints,” are properly defined as colors with high value and low saturation. In other words, they’re light and have low intensity, making them look pale. Most pastels can be made by mixing a color of your choice with white until the color looks soft and light. These shades have a gentle,

In the digital world, plenty of designers choose color palettes that create an ultramodern, even futuristic feel. Whether it’s colorblocking with vivid shades or designing a sleek mosaic of whites and grays, designing with these palettes can be highly effective. But there’s something to be said for retro colors — their muted warmth hearkens back

What do you look for in a video game? Maybe you like games with surreal, dystopian settings. Or maybe you prefer laid-back, colorful worlds. There’s a lot that goes into the design of video games and virtual reality experiences. The highly technical aspects of design are certainly important. But so is color — it’s been

When you think of words that begin with the letter Z, you may have difficulty coming up with more than a handful. However, the group of colors with this letter is surprisingly large, with well over one hundred colors. Many of the color names come from words like “zinc,” “zest,” “zebra,” or “zen,” but there are also

Since there are millions of colors we can see, it makes sense that we wouldn’t be familiar with all of their names. For most colors, we use the colors of the rainbow and the words “lighter” or “darker” to describe them. Yet, most colors have a name associated with them, even if it’s not universally

Compared to the previous letter of the alphabet, relatively many colors begin with the letter Y. Most of these come from the color yellow and all of its variants, which make up nearly a third of this group. Yellow isn’t the only color beginning with this letter, however, as words like “yam,” “young,” “Yuma,” and “yew” help

As you might expect, given how few words in general begin with this letter, there are relatively few colors with the letter X. Nevertheless, thanks to words like “Xanadu,” “Xanthous,” and “Xerxes,” there are still more than 80 different colors in this group. Many of these are paint colors, so there are a lot of neutrals and other

Thanks to words like “white,” “warm,” and “wild,” the group of colors that begin with W is larger than some of the other letters we’ve looked at so far. Whether you’re looking for a wheaten, watery, or windswept color, this collection should have something to suit your newest graphic or interior design project. Here’s a list

Thanks to words like “violet,” “very,” and “vivid,” the group of colors beginning with the letter V is surprisingly large! While most of these shades tend to be reds, violets, and browns, this collection still has plenty of cooler blue or green tones. Some identical colors have been removed to save time and space, but you should