Art Deco Color Palettes
Twelve art deco palettes with hex codes — generate endless more with the free tool below.
#20a2a2 · #276c8b · #2a9262 · #4d1f39 · #8d3544
#1b6f5e · #19445c · #277248 · #91306c · #97171f
#27685f · #255f83 · #178748 · #8e1f59 · #6c131f
#188170 · #0f4962 · #2d864d · #5f2544 · #511f22
#158a7a · #1f4f6f · #23764f · #893464 · #561a25
#1e8a81 · #1c4f5f · #1bac57 · #61294c · #762e3b
#1e5f62 · #133453 · #1b7950 · #692142 · #682e2c
#1eae99 · #1e4452 · #275d3e · #620f43 · #801929
#1ba7a0 · #356182 · #22724f · #6a1b44 · #5b1a1b
#17978e · #2c5668 · #256a4a · #6f153e · #9a2325
#175e4d · #217797 · #23533b · #91276e · #7e2538
#255f5b · #396b89 · #0f572f · #5f1b41 · #ab1c1c
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Art deco color starts from deep jewel teals and emeralds held dark, the way lacquered screens and hotel lobbies of the 1920s actually looked, with wine and oxblood arriving as the velvet counterpoint from across the wheel. What most people picture as the deco signature, though, is metallic gold, and that part cannot come from flat swatches: gold is a material effect, delivered through foil in print or warm ochre-to-cream gradients on screen, traced along the geometry. Hospitality, jewelry, event invitations, and premium spirits reach for deco because it promises glamour with rules. The rules matter — deco is geometry first, so the palette only reads as deco when it fills fans, sunbursts, and stepped frames; pour it into a soft organic layout and the glamour evaporates into plain darkness. Keep backgrounds near-black and let symmetry finish the argument.
Frequently asked questions
What are the classic art deco colors?
Deep teal and emerald, black, and gold form the core, with burgundy and oxblood as the plush secondary notes. The scheme is dark and saturated by design — pale or dusty versions of the same hues drift toward a different, softer era.
How do I create a gold effect without metallic ink?
Use a gradient rather than a swatch: a warm ochre sweeping toward pale cream mimics the way light moves across metal, especially along thin strokes and outlined shapes. A flat mustard rectangle never reads as gold, only as yellow.
Why doesn’t my deco palette look art deco?
Almost certainly missing geometry. The style lives in fans, sunbursts, chevrons, and stepped borders; the colors alone are just dark jewel tones. Add symmetrical ornament and a display face with deco proportions, and the period snaps into place — the geometry carries the date, not the palette.