Retro Color Palettes
Retro color palettes channel the 60s and 70s — burnt orange, mustard, avocado green, harvest gold and chocolate brown. They're bold, warm and graphic, perfect for a room with personality.
A retro color palette uses bold, warm mid-century tones — burnt orange, mustard, avocado and brown. Browse ready-made retro schemes below in real, buyable paint.
Tap any palette to open it in the editor and swap colors, or try it on your own photo in the visualizer.
Retro schemes are confident: let a warm, saturated hero (orange or mustard) lead, support it with an earthy green or brown, and keep whites slightly creamy rather than stark. A little goes a long way — one retro accent wall can carry a whole room.
Have a color in mind? See ready-made combinations for any base color.
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.
What is a retro color palette?+
A palette of bold, warm mid-century colors — burnt orange, mustard yellow, avocado green, harvest gold and chocolate brown — with a graphic 60s-70s feel.
What colors are retro?+
Burnt orange, mustard, avocado, harvest gold, teal and warm browns are the signature retro colors.
How do I use retro colors without it feeling dated?+
Pair one or two retro hues with plenty of warm neutral and modern materials. An accent wall or a single bold piece keeps it fresh rather than themed.
Are these real paint colors?+
Yes — every color maps to a real paint across 16 brands with its code, so you can buy the exact retro palette.