Colour Guides

Colour combinations & computer colour codes for crafters

Pick your colours with confidence...

A good combination is using two colours opposite each other on the colour wheel, three colours equally spaced around the colour wheel,
or two pairs of colours (a total of four) opposite each other.

Primary colours (red, blue, and yellow) make a bold statement. Secondary colours (green, orange, and purple) can be engaging,
but they sometimes need to be shaded to work together.
Tertiary colours (blue-green, yellow-green, red-orange)
can combine for a very sophisticated look.

A monochromatic (one-colour) scheme can be interesting
if you use several shades of the same colour.

Colours that sit side by side on the wheel can be harmonious
when used together, e.g. red-orange and orange.

Combining a primary colour (red) with a secondary colour (purple)
can create an unexpectedly exciting match.

Computer Colour Codes

Name	(RGB Code)	Hex code	Shade
Gold	R-192 G-168 B-104	Hex={C0,A8,68}	Go1ld
	R-204 G-204 B-0	Hex={CC,CC,00}	Go1ld
Dark Gold	R-165 G-138 B-82	Hex={A5,8A,52}	00010
Silver	R-151 G-151 B-168	Hex={97,97,A8}	00010
	R-151 G-151 B-149	Hex={97,97,95}	00100
Black	R-0 G-0 B-0	Hex={00,00,00}	11111
Copper	R-205, G-115, B-0	Hex={CD,73,00}	00010
Browns	R-66 G-28 B-28	Hex={42,1C,1C}	11111
	R-147 G-97 B-69	Hex={93,61,45}	11111
	R-214 G-160 B-88	Hex={D6,A0,58}	11111
	R-246 G-210 B-127	Hex={F6,D2,7F}	11111
Oranges	R-199 G-77 B-9	Hex={C7,4D,09}	11111
	R-254 G-103 B-0	Hex={FE,67,00}	11111
	R-255 G-184 B-73	Hex={FF,B8,49}	11111
Reds	R-212 G-0 B-0	Hex={D4,00,00}	11111
	R-212 G-29 B-30	Hex={D4,1D,1E}	11111
	R-125 G-0 B-0	Hex={7D,00,00}	11111
	R-100 G-15 B-35	Hex={64,0F,23}	11111
Pinks	R-255 G-194 B-216	Hex={FF,C2,D8}	00100
	R-134 G-0 B-67	Hex={86,00,43}	11111
	R-255 G-145 B-177	Hex={FF,91,B1}	11111
	R-250 G-90 B-150	Hex={FA,5A,96}	11111
	R-251 G-129 B-175	Hex={FB,81,AF}	11111
	R-255 G-118 B-194	Hex={E1,76,C2}	11111
	R-255 G-83 B-169	Hex={FF,53,A9}	11111
	R-250 G-181 B-201	Hex={FA,B5,C9}	11111
	R-255 G-226 B-204	Hex={FF,E2,CC}	11111
	R-255 G-113 B-143	Hex={FF,71,8F}	11111
Purples	R-189 G-189 B-255	Hex={BD,BD,FF}	00010
	R-215 G-215 B-255	Hex={D7,D7,FF}	00001
	R-182 G-109 B-255	Hex={B6,6D,FF}	11111
	R-170 G-54 B-255	Hex={AA,36,FF}	00100
	R-153 G-0 B-153	Hex={99,00,99}	00100
	R-125 G-61 B-119	Hex={7D,3D,77}	11111
	R-215 G-173 B-211	Hex={D7,AD,D3}	11111
Blues	R-0 G-0 B-75	Hex={00,00,4B}	11111
	R-0 G-79 B-118	Hex={00,4F,76}	11111
	R-46 G-46 B-182	Hex={2E,2E,B6}	11111
	R-97 G-134 B-205	Hex={61,87,CD}	11111
	R-135 G-176 B-219	Hex={87,B0,DB}	11111
	R-177 G-216 B-255	Hex={B1,D8,FF}	11111
	R-215 G-235 B-255	Hex={D7,EB,FF}	11111
	R-113 G-252 B-255	Hex={71,FC,FF}	11111
	R-0 G-156 B-152	Hex={00,9C,98}	11111
Greens	R-15 G-51 B-23	Hex={0F,33,17}	11111
	R-19 G-64 B-29	Hex={13,40,1D}	11111
	R-57 G-125 B-55	Hex={39,7D,37}	11111
	R-147 G-187 B-115	Hex={93,BB,73}	11111
	R-57 G-155 B-66	Hex={39,9B,42}	11111
	R-125 G-153 B-63	Hex={7D,99,3F}	11111
	R-149 G-146 B-0	Hex={95,92,37}	11111
	R-197 G-254 B-154	Hex={C5,FE,A4}	11111
	R-189 G-255 B-189	Hex={BD,FF,BD}	11111
Yellows	R-248 G-250 B-156	Hex={F8,FA,9C}	11111
	R-251 G-229 B-19	Hex={FB,E5,13}	11111
	R-216 G-175 B-0	Hex={D8,AF,00}	11111
	R-242 G-204 B-16	Hex={F2,CC,10}	11111
	R-232 G-138 B-0	Hex={E8,8A,00}	11111

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