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Maroon Color Palettes

Maroon is red with the volume turned down and the depth turned up, ideal for academic and heritage brands. Its main colours include flax (#d0d776), sand (#d1c65b), pistachio (#8dd651), cardinal (#bd333a), auburn (#93262c), built as a monochromatic set around 355° on the colour wheel. Hex and RGB values for each swatch are listed below for quick copy.

Maroon color palette hex codes

Main maroon colours with named swatches, HEX and RGB. Derived from this tag's hue (355°), saturation (55%) and monochromatic scheme.

Maroon color palette hex codes
SwatchNameHEXRGBCopy
Flax swatchFlax#d0d776rgb(208, 215, 118)
Sand swatchSand#d1c65brgb(209, 198, 91)
Pistachio swatchPistachio#8dd651rgb(141, 214, 81)
Cardinal swatchCardinal#bd333argb(189, 51, 58)
Auburn swatchAuburn#93262crgb(147, 38, 44)
Wine swatchWine#781e23rgb(120, 30, 35)
Wine swatchWine#5c1620rgb(92, 22, 32)
Ebony swatchEbony#3f0e10rgb(63, 14, 16)

Maroon color palettes

About maroon color palettes

Maroon is red with the volume turned down and the depth turned up, ideal for academic and heritage brands. This page collects 24 maroon color palettes, each one generated and then filtered so that every scheme is actually usable in a real design rather than just pleasant to look at.

Most maroon schemes anchor somewhere around auburn (#aa313b), a warm hue sitting near 355 degrees on the color wheel at roughly 55% saturation. The palettes below span a lightness range of about 50 points, which is wide enough to give you a background, a mid-tone and a text color from the same set. A single hue explored across lightness and saturation for a refined, minimal look.

When you build with maroon, resist the urge to use it everywhere. Pick one swatch as your dominant colour, one as a supporting tone, and reserve the most saturated value for elements you genuinely want people to click. Everything else should be a neutral drawn from the same hue family so the whole interface feels deliberate.

Need something more specific? Generate a custom scheme with the AI color palette generator or extract one from a photo with the color palette from image tool.

Maroon color palette FAQ

What colors are in a maroon color palette?

A typical maroon palette combines flax (#d0d776), sand (#d1c65b), pistachio (#8dd651) and supporting tones. Maroon is red with the volume turned down and the depth turned up, ideal for academic and heritage brands.

What are the hex codes for maroon?

Maroon is a colour family rather than a single value. The main hex codes on this page are #d0d776, #d1c65b, #8dd651, #bd333a, #93262c, #781e23, #5c1620, #3f0e10, centred near #aa313b. Copy any value from the table above.

How do I use a maroon color palette in my design?

Assign the lightest swatch to backgrounds, the darkest to text, and use the remaining colours for accents and states. Copy the palette as CSS variables or a Tailwind theme from any palette page so the tokens stay consistent across your project.

Are these maroon palettes free to use?

Yes. All 24 palettes on this page are free for personal and commercial work, with no attribution and no account required. You can also type "maroon" into the AI color palette generator to build a fresh scheme in the same range.