Browse by color family
7 color families covering 79 palettes. Each page explains how the family is defined, which value ranges select it, and where it usually goes wrong.
Criteria and material, per family
| Family | Range (hue / saturation / lightness) | Hits | Core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morandi | primary · h0~360 · s0~55% · l0~100% | 3 | 3 |
| Maillard | primary · h15~45 · s38~78% · l28~54% | 8 | 7 |
| Dopamine | primary · h0~360 · s65~100% · l45~78% | 25 | 24 |
| Forest | primary · h80~165 · s20~58% · l20~46% | 9 | 8 |
| Violet | primary · h255~300 · s30~75% · l25~55% | 11 | 10 |
| Ocean teal | primary · h170~205 · s30~80% · l22~50% | 8 | 7 |
| Cream | ground and card / ground and card · h20~70 · s10~45% · l92~100% | 15 | 15 |
Hits are palettes inside the range; core is what remains after trimming 20 percent from each end of the range. Core is the figure that decides whether a color word has enough material, because edge samples usually qualify only just.
How these pages choose their palettes
Not by copying tags. Each family first states what the word means in the real world (hue, saturation, lightness ranges), then selects from actual color values in the library. Families with no matching tag (Maillard, dopamine, forest) still work, because selection runs on values rather than labels. Rejected samples are listed at the bottom of each page: when a tag says yes and the values say no, the values win.