Official, default palette (new)

New! January 2018 update: Grays are less brownish, purple is darker.

Why is it important to use the default palette?

  • We spent lot of time fine tuning this palette to get the perfect blend of colors.
  • You can't really go wrong with these colors.
  • This will give the Gamebuino games a consistent look.
  • They are not garish nor not dull and all different.
  • This is a pretty versatile palette, you should be able to do any kind of games with it.
  • They are the default colors used in indexed mode.

Related subject: Why do we use 25FPS?

Download tools

Palette.zip

  • Source BMP and PNG of the palette
  • Photoshop Swatches (ACO) and Color Tables (.ACT)
  • Paint.NET palette
  • Excel sheet with all values


Mockups by Drakker, Adekto & Erico, updated with the new palette

RGB & HEX values

Note: You don't have to use the HEX/RGB values in your program, see gb.display.setColor

R8G8B8HEX888
BLACK000#000000
DARKBLUE067133#004385
PURPLE150064#960040
GREEN013980#008B50
BROWN20714268#CF8E44
DARKGRAY847767#544D43
GRAY168153135#A89987
WHITE255255255#FFFFFF
RED2192935#DB1D23
ORANGE25516817#FFA811
YELLOW2452310#F5E700
LIGHTGREEN13320768#85CF44
LIGHTBLUE125187255#7DBBFF
BLUE68133207#4485CF
MAGENTA20768133#CF4485
BEIGE255214144#FFD690


Kuddos to @Drakker for helping me with the palette update & testing.

Kudos to @Drakker @Erico @Adekto for testing the initial palette with gorgeous mockups :)

Gamebuino palette discussion

Alternative palettes

If you want to use other palette you still can :)

Suggest your own palettes and ressources in the comments!