Palette Atlas

Credits & sources

Sources &
corrections.

These are the primary references used when compiling the palettes for each country. Nothing on this site is peer-reviewed — treat it as a starting point, not an authority.

If you have expertise in any of these cultures and spot something wrong, an imprecise translation, or a palette that leans on stereotype rather than tradition, please write to us — corrections are welcomed and credited.

Japan

  • 伝統色のいろは (Traditional Colors of Japan)
  • 和の伝統色 — Nippon Colors
  • The Color of Kyoto — Tanizaki references

Korea

  • 한국의 전통 색 — NRICH archives
  • 오방색 연구 자료 (Obangsaek studies)
  • National Palace Museum of Korea collections

China

  • 中国传统色 — Palace Museum references
  • 故宫藏品图录 (Forbidden City collection catalog)
  • Song & Ming era silk and porcelain studies

Morocco

  • Wikimedia Commons — Moroccan architecture archive
  • Zellige tile workshop references (Fez, Meknes)
  • Public-domain Atlas mountains photography

Mexico

  • INBA (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes) archives
  • Oaxaca textile cooperative references
  • Public-domain Talavera ceramic catalogs