Risograph

Two colours that had a beautiful accident on cheap paper

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PaletteRisograph
Batch037-RI
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MoodTwo colours that had a
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two colours that had a beautiful accident on cheap paper

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Hex Reference
#FF48B0Fluorescent Pink
#0078BFRiso Blue
#FFE800Riso Yellow
#00A95COverlap Green
#8B5FC7Misprint Purple
Color Psychology

Fluorescent Pink sets the weight of the palette in compassion and tenderness, and Riso Blue is the swatch that breaks rank: a single blue that stops the set reading as one note. Saturation averages 90 percent with Fluorescent Pink at the top, which is loud enough that the palette will fight anything else on the page. Overlap Green and Fluorescent Pink sit 31 points of lightness apart, enough to separate a foreground from a background without forcing it.

compassiontendernessplayfulnesswarmthtruststability
Fluorescent Pink#FF48B0

Fluorescent Pink a hot, saturated pink: playful, confident, deliberately unserious.

Riso Blue#0078BF

Riso Blue an electric or cobalt blue: trust with real conviction, confident rather than passive.

Riso Yellow#FFE800

Riso Yellow an electric, high-visibility yellow: caution and euphoria share the same wavelength here.

Overlap Green#00A95C

Overlap Green an emerald or kelly green: vitality turned all the way up, confident and alive.

Misprint Purple#8B5FC7

Misprint Purple has carried luxury and rarity for millennia, historically the most expensive pigment to produce, still read as premium.

The Aesthetic

Soy-ink layered printing with charming misregistration, halftone grain, and limited spot colours that overlap into unexpected hues

Explore the full Risograph style guideIts decade on the timeline · 1980s
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About This Palette
What colors are in the Risograph color palette?

5 colors, calibrated to work as one system.

The swatches

  1. Fluorescent Pink: #FF48B0
  2. Riso Blue: #0078BF
  3. Riso Yellow: #FFE800
  4. Overlap Green: #00A95C
  5. Misprint Purple: #8B5FC7
What mood does the Risograph color palette convey?

Two colours that had a beautiful accident on cheap paper

How do I use the Risograph color palette?

Best applied to

  1. Independent publishers and zine makers
  2. Art collectives and community print shops
  3. Music labels and DIY event promoters
What are the hex codes for the Risograph palette?

Hex codes

  1. #FF48B0
  2. #0078BF
  3. #FFE800
  4. #00A95C
  5. #8B5FC7

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