The Lospec Palette List is a database of palettes for pixel art. We include both palettes that originate from old hardware that could only display a few colors, as well as palettes created by pixel artists specifically for making art.

Tyrian-256
New

Submitted by yeah_Kay

The color palette ripped from the game Tyrian/Tyrian 2000. Original pixel art by Daniel Cook.

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#tyrian256
233 colors
297 downloads

Screenshots and artwork from the game Tyrian.

Tags: tyrian, shmup, brown, pastel, videogame, dos, msdos

Primitivism
New

Created by Jude Buffum

A bold, earthy palette of ochres, purples, and warm shadows, suited for raw forms, symbolic figures, and expressive, primal compositions.

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#primitivismpalette
8 colors
241 downloads

Pixel art primitivist illustration from Day 946 of BasePaint via The Pixel Artist aka Jude Buffum - by Jude Buffum
Pixel art primitivist illustration from Day 946 of BasePaint via The Pixel Artist aka Jude Buffum - by Jude Buffum

Tags: pixelart, primitivism, abstract, expressive, figures, faces, symbolic, artstyle, painting, ochre, purple, yellow, brown, earthy

Planets
New

Created by Jude Buffum

A vibrant cosmic palette of glowing blues, warm oranges, and deep space tones, perfect for alien worlds, orbiting systems, and distant pixel planets just waiting to be terraformed.

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1 comments

#planetspalette
13 colors
231 downloads

Pixel art illustration of planets in outer space from Day 947 of BasePaint via The Pixel Artist aka Jude Buffum - by Jude Buffum

Tags: pixelart, planets, space, scifi, cosmos, solar, orbit, galaxy, stars, blue, orange, brown, cosmic, astronomy

Mushroom

Created by Jimison3

1088

1087

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9 comments

#mushroom12
14 colors
19,435 downloads

Example by Jimison3
A sample demo of the dungeon asset pack I made with this wonderful palette - concise but super great for this particular location. - by Meaghan ✨🍃🌱

Tags: red, orange, purple, green, brown, mushroom, fire, jimison3, octoberpalettecontest

Aerugo

Created by Lizalot

A palette based on pixel art I made last year, with some edits.

704

703

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6 comments

#aerugopalette
32 colors
12,600 downloads

Example by Lizalot
Example by CloverEyes

Tags: pixelart, limited, grey, gray, green, blue, red, orange, brown, white, taupe, beige, mint, cyan, teal, gold, silver

Nicole Punk 82

Created by RetroPunkZ

A relaxing palette that any artist can use, also kinda limited i guess?

681

680

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4 comments

#np82
5 colors
5,740 downloads

Example by RetroPunkZ

Tags: brown, orange

CHOCOMILK-8

Created by Blylzz

LA paleta de colores para colorear chocolate y leche

263

262

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2 comments

#chocomilk
8 colors
18,968 downloads

Linda y sabrosa imágen que antoja. un lindo ejemplo de como usar la combinación de los colores de la paleta, espero les guste. - by Blylzz
Pallet2 - by Benjamin Gonzalez
Day 732 from BasePaint via Jude Buffum - by Jude Buffum