Carnival is the festive season before Lent, celebrated with parades, costumes, music and masks in many countries, from Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago to Venice, New Orleans (Mardi Gras) and Cape Verde. Traditions differ from place to place; these palettes cover samba brights, masquerade golds, steel-band colours and night parades.
Carnival palettes
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Samba school colours: magenta, gold, aqua and deep violet on white.
Feathers in violet, magenta, pink, gold and cyan.
Masks and velvet: black, purple, wine and gold.
Bright steel-band colours with black and white.
Glittering sequins in pink, orange, yellow, mint and blue.
Paper confetti and streamers on white.
Lagoon-city masks: deep blue, gold, crimson and pale stone.
Mango, flamingo, lagoon, lime and indigo floats.
Floats lit up at night: violet, pink, cyan and yellow.
Green and gold with white and a deep blue.
Purple, green and gold on white for parades and king cakes.
Pastel glitter for children’s carnival parties.
Drums and uniforms in red, white, gold and blue on black.
Paint, powder and mud at a dawn street party.
Six ribbon colours for costume trims and banners.
The street party carries on into the sunset.
A clean brand palette with carnival accents.
A seaside carnival: sand, coral, apricot and sea blues.
Magenta sliding into violet, indigo, royal blue and sky. A vivid cool sweep for night events and music.
Purple, magenta, orange, yellow and cyan for music festivals and street-food fairs.
Pink, orange, gold and blue lights on deep purple for night events.
Ultraviolet glow paints: violet, pink, aqua and lemon. Glow parties and murals.
Swirly gold, orange, red and plum.
Macaw reds, yellows, greens, blues and purple.
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Ways to use these colours
Costumes and floats
Pick one palette per group so the parade reads as one; the feather and sequin palettes are made for fabric and trims.
Posters and tickets
Night Parade and Masquerade work on dark grounds; Samba and Confetti and Streamers on white.
Brand campaigns
Modern Carnival keeps neutral surfaces with festival accents.
Dates
| Date | Where or which tradition | Calendar | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The days before Ash Wednesday (February or March) | Countries with Christian carnival traditions | Follows the date of Easter | Varies | Wikipedia |
Dates differ between countries and traditions; check local calendars. The palettes work any time of year.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Carnival. Season before Lent, parades, costumes and masks, and the main regional celebrations. Checked 2026-10-27.
Original palettes by PaintColorKE, not official or traditional colours of the holiday. Colours are digital values: screens differ, and a HEX value is not a paint formula. Use “Similar paint colours” for approximate matches from published paint catalogues, then check a physical sample.