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  "schema": "colorcombinations-collection/v1",
  "slug": "gothic",
  "title": "Gothic Color Palettes",
  "tagline": "Stained-glass jewel tones over ink and stone — the gothic palette in pigment.",
  "description": "Gothic color is the palette of cathedral stained glass laid against the dark stone of the nave: deep crimson, lapis blue, gold leaf, and the sumi-ink black of carved oak. The Japanese tradition reaches the same register through different sources — 'kurenai' (紅 — safflower crimson) doing the work of medieval rose windows, 'gunjo' (群青 — ultramarine) for the lapis, 'ukon' (鬱金 — turmeric) for the gold, 'sumi' (墨) for the deep ink-black ground. These combinations are reference material for editorial design with weight, dark-academia branding, gothic-novel cover identity, occult-leaning lifestyle products, theatrical posters, and any project where the brief asks for 'reverent, dramatic, dark.'",
  "keywords": [
    "gothic color palette",
    "gothic aesthetic colors",
    "dark academia gothic",
    "cathedral stained glass colors",
    "dark dramatic color palette"
  ],
  "accentHex": "#3A1F2E",
  "paletteCount": 12,
  "palettes": [
    {
      "slug": "kurenai-kon",
      "title": "Crimson & Navy",
      "titleJa": "紅と紺",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "refined",
        "solemn",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#9A2A2A",
        "#1B2A4E",
        "#F4EEE0"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/kurenai-kon/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kurenai-kon.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "gunjo-gofun",
      "title": "Ultramarine & Chalk White",
      "titleJa": "群青と胡粉",
      "dominantHue": "blue",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "serene",
        "austere"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#264A6B",
        "#F4EEE0",
        "#C5AC6B"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/gunjo-gofun/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/gunjo-gofun.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "shu-kuro-kin",
      "title": "Vermillion, Black, Gold",
      "titleJa": "朱・黒・金",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#C8352B",
        "#141414",
        "#D4AF37"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/shu-kuro-kin/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/shu-kuro-kin.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "entan-sumi",
      "title": "Red Lead & Ink",
      "titleJa": "鉛丹と墨",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#C8411D",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#D4AF37"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/entan-sumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/entan-sumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kikyo-sumi",
      "title": "Bellflower & Ink",
      "titleJa": "桔梗と墨",
      "dominantHue": "purple",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "refined",
        "cool"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#5B4B8A",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#BCBCBE"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/kikyo-sumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/kikyo-sumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "edo-murasaki-nezumi",
      "title": "Edo Purple & Mouse Grey",
      "titleJa": "江戸紫と鼠",
      "dominantHue": "purple",
      "moods": [
        "refined",
        "cool",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#5E4A8C",
        "#8A8A8A",
        "#1C1C1C",
        "#F8F4E9"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/edo-murasaki-nezumi/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/edo-murasaki-nezumi.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "asagi-shu",
      "title": "Pale Blue & Vermillion",
      "titleJa": "浅葱と朱",
      "dominantHue": "blue",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn",
        "refined"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#6B9BB0",
        "#D8453A",
        "#F4EEE0",
        "#2B2B2B"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/asagi-shu/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/asagi-shu.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "akane-tokiwa",
      "title": "Madder Red & Evergreen",
      "titleJa": "茜と常磐",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "earthy",
        "bold",
        "solemn"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#B23B3B",
        "#344E3D",
        "#EAE1CC",
        "#2B2B2B"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/akane-tokiwa/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/akane-tokiwa.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "enji-matsuba",
      "title": "Crimson Lake & Pine",
      "titleJa": "臙脂と松葉",
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "bold",
        "solemn",
        "warm"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#9E2B3D",
        "#3B5133",
        "#F8F4E9",
        "#D4AF37"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/enji-matsuba/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/enji-matsuba.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-245-carmine-red-oil-green",
      "title": "Carmine Red & Oil Green +2",
      "titleJa": null,
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "warm",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#a62c37",
        "#819238",
        "#12354e",
        "#34454c"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-245-carmine-red-oil-green/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-245-carmine-red-oil-green.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-313-carmine-yellow",
      "title": "Carmine & Yellow +2",
      "titleJa": null,
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "warm",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#cc1236",
        "#fff200",
        "#1a7444",
        "#111314"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-313-carmine-yellow/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-313-carmine-yellow.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wada-316-vandyke-red-dull-viridian-green",
      "title": "Vandyke Red & Dull Viridian Green +2",
      "titleJa": null,
      "dominantHue": "red",
      "moods": [
        "solemn",
        "warm",
        "bold"
      ],
      "colors": [
        "#82241f",
        "#009465",
        "#4f4086",
        "#59256a"
      ],
      "url": "https://colorcombinations.org/palettes/wada-316-vandyke-red-dull-viridian-green/",
      "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/palettes/wada-316-vandyke-red-dull-viridian-green.json"
    }
  ],
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    "embed": "https://colorcombinations.org/embed/collection/gothic/",
    "openGraph": "https://colorcombinations.org/og/collections/gothic.svg",
    "api": "https://colorcombinations.org/api/collections/gothic.json"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0 (attribution: colorcombinations.org)",
  "source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations (1933 · six volumes)"
}