A monochromatic palette uses one hue from its lightest tint to its darkest shade. It is the easiest way to get a calm, coherent design or a whole-house scheme from a single colour.
Featured Blue Monochrome
#EAF1FE #BBD0FB #7EA6F4 #2457E7 #1638A3 #0B1D5C
Six steps of one confident blue, from a pale tint for backgrounds to a deep navy for text. A complete interface scale from a single hue.
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Sage Monochrome
#F1F4EF #D6E0D2 #AFC2A8 #7E9874 #546B4C #2F3D2B
Grey-green from almost-white to forest shade. In a room, use the lightest two on walls and ceiling and the darker steps on joinery or a door.
Terracotta Monochrome
#FBEFE9 #F2C9B6 #E19C7E #C8694A #9A4630 #5E2A1D
Clay in six strengths, from a blush plaster to burnt sienna. Warm and grounded, with enough contrast at the ends for text.
Greyscale
#FFFFFF #E6E6E6 #BDBDBD #8A8A8A #545454 #1F1F1F
True neutral greys without a colour cast, white to near-black. A base for wireframes and minimal layouts, or for testing a design before colour goes in.
Plum Monochrome
#F6EEF6 #E3C9E3 #C79BC8 #9C6A9E #6E4271 #3F2442
Plum from lilac mist to aubergine. Soft at the light end, dramatic at the dark end, and easy to use as a single-colour brand.
Teal Monochrome
#E6F6F5 #B3E3E0 #6CC6C0 #00A99D #00756D #00413D
A clear teal and its tints and shades. Bright in the middle, calm at the edges; the deepest step reads well as text on the palest.
Sunshine Monochrome
#FFF9E0 #FFEDA3 #FFD451 #E9B200 #A87F00 #5C4500
Yellow from buttercream to dark mustard. Yellow loses contrast quickly, so keep text on the two darkest steps.
Coral Monochrome
#FFF0EE #FFCFC9 #F9A096 #F36A5B #C9443A #7D2620
A lively coral with soft blush tints and brick-red shades, for warm campaigns and friendly brands.
Warm Greige Monochrome
#F7F4EF #E8E1D7 #D2C6B6 #B3A38E #857563 #4E4337
Stone and greige from linen to walnut. A neutral scheme for whole-house painting, with the darkest step for doors or trim.
Navy Tonal
#DCE3EE #8FA3C2 #3B5683 #14254A
Four steps of navy: misty blue, denim, a mid navy and ink. Small and dependable for formal documents and stationery.
Rose Monochrome
#FFF0F5 #FBCFE0 #F49EC0 #E5679A #B53D6E
Rose pink in five steps from petal to raspberry. Pretty at the light end and punchy at the dark end.
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Ways to use these colours
Interfaces
Use the lightest step for the page, the next for cards, the middle for buttons and the darkest for text. Check the text pair in the contrast checker.
Whole-room schemes
Paint walls in a light step, woodwork one or two steps darker and a door or cabinet in the deepest step for a layered, colour-drenched look.
Make your own
Start from any colour in Tints and shades to build a scale like these with even steps.
Original palettes by PaintColorKE. 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.