Retro 70s Color Palette

Updated April 17, 2026

A groovy retro 70s color palette — mustard, avocado, burnt orange, and brown. Hex codes for vintage branding and nostalgic designs.

The Retro 70s Palette

• Cream #F7E7B4 rgb(247, 231, 180) hsl(46, 81%, 84%)
• Mustard #E8A33D rgb(232, 163, 61) hsl(36, 79%, 57%)
• Burnt Orange #BC5A1F rgb(188, 90, 31) hsl(23, 72%, 43%)
• Chocolate #7B3F00 rgb(123, 63, 0) hsl(31, 100%, 24%)
• Avocado #A3B18A rgb(163, 177, 138) hsl(82, 20%, 62%)
• Olive #606C38 rgb(96, 108, 56) hsl(74, 32%, 32%)

Hex Codes at a Glance

#F7E7B4, #E8A33D, #BC5A1F, #7B3F00, #A3B18A, #606C38

How to Use This Palette

• In CSS: Paste each hex into your :root custom properties or directly into background-color / color declarations.
• In Figma or Sketch: Copy the hex into any fill or stroke color field. Save each color to your local style library for reuse across frames.
• In Tailwind CSS: Add each hex to your tailwind.config.js file inside theme.extend.colors, then use classes like bg-palette-500.
• In Procreate or Photoshop: Create a new swatch set and paste each hex value. PhotoTones Pro exports ready-to-import .swatches and .ase files.

Build Your Own Palette

This retro 70s palette is one of many themed palettes in the PhotoTones gallery. To build a palette from your own photo, use the free PhotoTones color palette from image generator — it extracts up to 12 hex codes per image in under a second, entirely in your browser. No signup required.