{
  "schema": "colorcombinations-collection/v1",
  "slug": "desert",
  "title": "Desert Color Palettes",
  "tagline": "Warm terracotta, dusty sand, and the bleached gold of open sky.",
  "description": "Desert color is one of the oldest and most searched palettes in design — the warm sand of adobe walls at noon, the rust of iron-rich rock formations, the dusty sage of desert shrubs, the deep shadow-blue of a canyon wall in late afternoon. Japanese color tradition reaches this territory through its long history of working with iron and earth pigments: 'tobi' (鳶 — hawk-brown, a warm red-brown), 'kogecha' (焦茶 — burnt-tea brown), 'kaki' (柿 — persimmon orange), 'yamabuki' (山吹 — mountain-spring gold). These palettes carry the particular warmth of baked earth and dry sunlight — reference material for Southwest interior design, craft spirits and food brands, outdoor and adventure identities, natural cosmetics, and any project rooted in the land.",
  "keywords": [
    "desert color palette",
    "desert color scheme",
    "southwest color palette",
    "warm earthy colors",
    "sand color palette",
    "adobe color combinations"
  ],
  "accentHex": "#C47A3A",
  "paletteCount": 6,
  "palettes": [
    {
      "slug": "kaki-kogecha",
      "title": "Persimmon & Burnt Brown",
      "titleJa": "柿と焦茶",
      "dominantHue": "orange",
      "moods": [
        "earthy",
        "warm",
        "austere"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#D66B37",
        "#4B2E20",
        "#E8D8B7"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/kaki-kogecha/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kaki-kogecha.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "tobi-kogane",
      "title": "Kite Brown & Gold",
      "titleJa": "鳶と黄金",
      "dominantHue": "brown",
      "moods": [
        "warm",
        "earthy",
        "refined"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#8A5A3B",
        "#D4AF37",
        "#2B2B2B"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/tobi-kogane/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/tobi-kogane.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "yamabuki-kuri",
      "title": "Kerria Gold & Chestnut",
      "titleJa": "山吹と栗",
      "dominantHue": "yellow",
      "moods": [
        "warm",
        "earthy",
        "playful"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#F5B71C",
        "#6B3E26",
        "#F8F4E9"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/yamabuki-kuri/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/yamabuki-kuri.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kogecha-kinari",
      "title": "Scorched Brown & Unbleached",
      "titleJa": "焦茶と生成",
      "dominantHue": "brown",
      "moods": [
        "earthy",
        "austere",
        "refined"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#3E2A1E",
        "#F3EBDA",
        "#8A6A47"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/kogecha-kinari/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kogecha-kinari.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "daidai-kon",
      "title": "Bitter Orange & Navy",
      "titleJa": "橙と紺",
      "dominantHue": "orange",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "warm",
        "playful"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#F28C28",
        "#1B2A4E",
        "#F4EEE0"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/daidai-kon/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/daidai-kon.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ukon-ai",
      "title": "Turmeric & Indigo",
      "titleJa": "鬱金と藍",
      "dominantHue": "yellow",
      "moods": [
        "earthy",
        "warm",
        "playful"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#E0B740",
        "#1C3D5A",
        "#F3EBDA"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/ukon-ai/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/ukon-ai.json"
    }
  ],
  "urls": {
    "canonical": "https://colorcombinations.org/collections/desert/",
    "embed": "https://colorcombinations.org/embed/collection/desert/",
    "openGraph": "https://colorcombinations.org/og/collections/desert.svg",
    "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/desert.json"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0 (attribution: colorcombinations.org)",
  "source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations (1933 · six volumes)"
}