Art Deco

Deco machine age - gold and lacquer

This is one of several color interpretations commonly associated with Art Deco.

Part of the Luxury & Prestige mood, alongside Luxury Minimal and Dark Academia. Began in the 1920s, on the style timeline.

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PaletteArt Deco
Batch020-AD
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deco machine age - gold and lacquer

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Hex Reference
#000000Black Lacquer
#1A1206Void
#8B7040Bronze
#D4A853Deco Gold
#F5F0E8Ivory
Color Psychology

Void sets the weight of the palette in warmth and creativity, and Black Lacquer is the swatch that breaks rank: a single black that stops the set reading as one note. Black Lacquer to Ivory spans 94 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Void is the loudest thing in the set and every swatch beside it is warm too, which gives the palette no way to cool a page down and no colour to rest an eye on.

warmthcreativityapproachabilityenergyauthoritysophistication
Black Lacquer#000000

Black Lacquer reads as pure authority: sophistication, power, and the visual weight that makes everything placed near it feel more serious.

Void#1A1206

Void a deep rust or umber, orange's heat banked into something earthy and lived-in.

Bronze#8B7040

Bronze grounds a palette: stability, reliability, the color of wood, soil, and things built to last.

Deco Gold#D4A853

Deco Gold signals warmth, approachability, and creative energy, friendlier than red, louder than yellow.

Ivory#F5F0E8

Ivory a peach or apricot tint, all the friendliness of orange with none of the volume.

The Aesthetic

1920s–30s geometric luxury with gold accents, sunburst motifs, and streamlined elegance

Explore the full Art Deco style guideIts decade on the timeline · 1920s
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About This Palette
What colors are in the Art Deco color palette?

5 colors, calibrated to work as one system.

The swatches

  1. Black Lacquer: #000000
  2. Void: #1A1206
  3. Bronze: #8B7040
  4. Deco Gold: #D4A853
  5. Ivory: #F5F0E8
What mood does the Art Deco color palette convey?

Deco machine age - gold and lacquer

How do I use the Art Deco color palette?

Best applied to

  1. Boutique hotels
  2. High-end spirits brands
  3. Jazz clubs
What are the hex codes for the Art Deco palette?

Hex codes

  1. #000000
  2. #1A1206
  3. #8B7040
  4. #D4A853
  5. #F5F0E8

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