Keyword palette · Print-era color
Retro.
Deep teal, tomato, harvest gold, olive, and aged paper.
The anchors.
Click any swatch to copy. Each anchor carries a fixed role — keep the proportions and the palette holds together.
Dark · 20%
Deep Teal
- Hex
- #1F3A3D
- RGB
- rgb(31, 58, 61)
- CMYK
- 49 · 5 · 0 · 76
- HSL
- 186° · 33% · 18%
Accent · 15%
Tomato Red
- Hex
- #D95D39
- RGB
- rgb(217, 93, 57)
- CMYK
- 0 · 57 · 74 · 15
- HSL
- 13° · 68% · 54%
Accent · 20%
Harvest Gold
- Hex
- #F2B84B
- RGB
- rgb(242, 184, 75)
- CMYK
- 0 · 24 · 69 · 5
- HSL
- 39° · 87% · 62%
Mid · 20%
Olive Print
- Hex
- #8FA867
- RGB
- rgb(143, 168, 103)
- CMYK
- 15 · 0 · 39 · 34
- HSL
- 83° · 27% · 53%
Surface · 25%
Aged Paper
- Hex
- #F4E3C1
- RGB
- rgb(244, 227, 193)
- CMYK
- 0 · 7 · 21 · 4
- HSL
- 40° · 70% · 86%
What makes it Retro.
Three measurable properties separate this palette from its neighbours.
Printed, not digital
Muted saturation
The accents are bold, but slightly softened. That off-register quality is what makes the palette feel retro instead of new.
Era discipline
70s reference
Teal, tomato, harvest gold, olive, and aged paper sit in the same print-era family. No neon and no glossy gradients.
Warm paper base
Paper at 86%
Aged Paper makes the palette work for posters, labels, menus, and web sections without relying on pure white.
Where it works.
Three registers where the palette earns its place — not every brief wants this palette, and that's the point.
Posters and event identity
Music, markets, food pop-ups, and festivals where a print-era reference is part of the personality.
Packaging and labels
Works for coffee, beer, pantry goods, records, stationery, and casual hospitality brands.
Editorial layouts
Use Deep Teal for titles, Aged Paper for pages, and Tomato Red or Harvest Gold for pull quotes and folios.
Pair with — avoid with.
Tones that extend the palette, and tones that break the contract it was built on.
Pair with
#3E2C1C
Coffee Soil — deeper vintage shadow
#E8DDC8
Warm Sand — quieter paper alternative
#A03B27
Brick Red — darker tomato companion
#6B7438
Olive Field — earthier green bridge
Avoid with
#00FFFF
Pure cyan — too digital for print-era color
#FF00FF
Neon magenta — wrong decade and wrong finish
#FFFFFF
Pure white — removes the aged paper effect
#2962FF
Primary blue — reads as modern interface color
Retro — frequently asked.
- What colors are in this retro color palette?
- Deep Teal #1F3A3D, Tomato Red #D95D39, Harvest Gold #F2B84B, Olive Print #8FA867, and Aged Paper #F4E3C1.
- What makes a color palette retro?
- Retro palettes use period-specific colors, muted saturation, warm paper tones, and print-like combinations rather than pure digital primaries.
- Is this a 70s color palette?
- Yes, it borrows from 70s print color: teal, tomato, harvest gold, olive, and aged cream.
- Where should I use retro colors?
- Use retro palettes for posters, hospitality, packaging, music, editorial layouts, and brands that have a clear era reference.
Related palettes.
Neighbours worth knowing before you commit.
Take it with you.
Copy Retro in one click — or open the encyclopedia for the season palettes built around the same tones.