Palette Atlas

Morocco · Marinid onward (13th c.–)

الزليج

Zellij · Zellige Tiles

Hand-cut geometric tile mosaics of medersas and fountains, with slight irregularities prized as signatures of the craft.

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

Cream Ground grounds the field while Terracotta Accent carries the display voice — a pairing built for titling weight.

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Product · Packaging

Terracotta Accent takes the front face; Islamic Green returns as a narrow band — a tested retail hierarchy.

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Digital · Interface

Cream Ground canvas, Manganese Line type, Terracotta Accent 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

  • #1F5F8B

    أزرق الزليج

    Azraq al-Zellij · Cobalt Zellige

    Classic cobalt tile glaze used at Bou Inania and Attarine medersas.

  • #2E7D5B

    أخضر إسلامي

    Akhdar Islami · Islamic Green

    Sacred green of Islamic tilework framing prayer niches.

  • #F4F1E4

    بيج

    Beige · Cream Ground

    Cream-tile background against which geometric stars radiate.

  • #C0392B

    طيني أحمر

    Tini Ahmar · Terracotta Accent

    Brick-red accent tiles echoing the clay beneath the glaze.

  • #1B1B1B

    خط المنغنيز

    Khatt al-Manghaniz · Manganese Line

    Black manganese outline separating colored zellige tesserae.