Palette Atlas

Mexico · Pre-Columbian to present

Textiles de Oaxaca

Textiles de Oaxaca · Oaxaca Textiles

Natural-dye wool palette of Teotitlán del Valle weavers using cochineal, indigo, and pericón.

In Practice

The palette, applied.

Three mock compositions built only from the colors above — a designer’s proof that cultural palettes translate into production surfaces.

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Editorial · Poster

Wool Natural grounds the field while Pericón Gold carries the display voice — a pairing built for titling weight.

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Product · Packaging

Pericón Gold takes the front face; Grana Cochineal returns as a narrow band — a tested retail hierarchy.

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Digital · Interface

Wool Natural canvas, Añil Indigo type, Pericón Gold call-to-action — WCAG-legible contrast without leaving the palette.

Give your design a meaningful narrative — not just a color, but the reason it belongs.

The colors

  • #9B1B30

    Grana Cochinilla

    Grana Cochinilla · Grana Cochineal

    Deep crimson from cochineal insects farmed on nopal cactus for millennia.

  • #2E4F7C

    Añil

    Anil · Añil Indigo

    Fermented indigo from the Niltepec region dyeing Zapotec rugs.

  • #D4A017

    Amarillo Pericón

    Amarillo Pericon · Pericón Gold

    Warm yellow from pericón marigold flowers gathered in Oaxacan valleys.

  • #4D6B3A

    Verde Musgo

    Verde Musgo · Musgo Verde

    Forest-green obtained by overdyeing indigo with pericón.

  • #EDE2C8

    Lana Cruda

    Lana Cruda · Wool Natural

    Undyed churro-sheep wool forming the warp of Zapotec weavings.