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.

Parchment and Ink

Created by mingapur

A palette inspired by old paper, parchment and old maps.

334

333

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2 comments

#parchmentandink
16 colors
2,758 downloads

Treasure Map Example for Parchment and Ink - by mingapur

Tags: treasure, map, old, yellowed, warm, general, faded

colordome-32

Created by polyphrog

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161

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6 comments

#cd32
32 colors
2,410 downloads

Example by polyphrog

Tags: general, polyphrog

The Crow

Created by crow

A colorful palette crafted with versatility in mind. Lots of greens for vegetations and subtle hue shifts for all color ramps.

158

157

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3 comments

#crowpalette
67 colors
4,025 downloads

Tags: versatile, general, gamedev, vibrant

PAX-24

Created by adam

An all-purpose semi-saturated palette for atmospheric pixel art. I tried to get as much work as possible from those 8 extra colors.

152

151

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2 comments

#pax24
24 colors
3,452 downloads

Palette usage example by adam
Example by Joash Gobin

Tags: pax, game, general

Dreamy Forest

Created by Mememellow

A palette for the general use of creation of sprites.

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122

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2 comments

#dreamyforest
53 colors
6,110 downloads

Example by Mememellow

Tags: desaturated, general, hueshift

nice69

Created by marCOmics

"69 shades of more than gray." This sexy palette consists of handpicked, recherché colors, whose hues were tested and ripened in the sultry heat of anticipation of over 420 dank days. The fervently beaming tints snuggle each other on tight colorramps, forming an interlocking set of multifarious colors. It's predominantly focussed on light, vibrant lightwaves that penetrate your lusting eyes, arousing your ticklish and sensitive photoreceptors. Still, the palette is rich in seducing nuances and zealously optimized for versatile use - especially in passion projects that *highly saturate* one's thirst for pixelated pleasures. Each color was deliberately named to get (at least) your creative juices flowing. Today, nerdettes and gentlenerds, I present to you: The caressingly crafted, the climactic opus magnum of my oeuvre: The nice69™!!

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5 comments

#nice69
69 colors
1,554 downloads

Uncensored version (WITH text): https://imgur.com/a/xjZIunH - by marCOmics
Uncensored version (WITH text): https://imgur.com/a/YinSJ1D - by marCOmics

Tags: sexy, nice, 69, general, versatile, vibrant, saturated

Optimism

Created by mingapur

Focus on lively colors intended for general use. Purposefully created to easily experiment with unusual color matchups and bold accents.

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1 comments

#optimism
32 colors
1,568 downloads

8x8 tileset - by mingapur
8x8 platformer tileset - by mingapur
Experimental use of the colors, base ramps, and ideas for some alternate combinations. - by mingapur