Hokusai’s color palette
Nine colors from three of Katsushika Hokusai’s woodblock prints. Free for Procreate, Adobe and print.
Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji made the new Prussian blue the color of Japanese prints. These three set it against cream, camel and the rust of the mountain.
The works and their colors
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa, c. 1830–32
Cream
#F2DFB9· Pewter#85857E· Denim#2D5B7F -
A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Red Fuji), c. 1830–33
Oat
#C7B69E· Camel#CB9069· Ink blue#133651 -
Shower Below the Summit, c. 1830–33
Linen
#D9C3A5· Terracotta#88594B· Storm#355069
What you get
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Hokusai color palette
Views of Mount Fuji, c. 1830–33. Three works, three colors each.
The Great Wave off Kanagawac. 1830–32
Cream#F2DFB9
RGB 242, 223, 185
Pewter#85857E
RGB 133, 133, 126
Denim#2D5B7F
RGB 45, 91, 127
A Mild Breeze on a Fine Day (Red Fuji)c. 1830–33
Oat#C7B69E
RGB 199, 182, 158
Camel#CB9069
RGB 203, 144, 105
Ink blue#133651
RGB 19, 54, 81
Shower Below the Summitc. 1830–33
Linen#D9C3A5
RGB 217, 195, 165
Terracotta#88594B
RGB 136, 89, 75
Storm#355069
RGB 53, 80, 105
Woodblock prints: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago.
Four free files. Choose the one you need:
- A one-page PDF to print or keep, like the page shown here
- Procreate swatches: tap the file on your iPad and the nine colors appear in your Palettes
- Adobe swatches (.ase) for Photoshop and Illustrator
- The hex codes in a text file, for Canva, Figma and the rest
No sign-up. Free to use in your own art, design and home projects. Please don’t resell the files. The prints are in the public domain (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago).
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