These colors have been a bit of a recent obsession of mine, ever since I came across a company[3] that publishes a free color reference including traditional sets for Japan, China, and France, while on a walk.

Since then, I’ve acquired several books on the topic, had conversations with people who have been interested in this for far longer than I have, and received a grant from Adobe[4] — which I recommend applying for if you’re working on something creative.

The colors were historically used in textiles and different sources list different colors. Some include modern additions while others are more conservative.

I’ve been using the app daily for user interfaces and various creative projects. My hope is that you might get some use out of it too.

Here’s what the output looks like for Y Combinator’s orange:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VICRkO_7Z1B05KnnzF0c...

It’s nighttime for me so if you have any questions, I’ll be answering in the morning.

[1] https://irorgb.com/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_colors_of_Japan [3] https://www.dic-graphics.co.jp/en/products/dcguide/index.htm... [4] https://developer.adobe.com/fund-for-design/