Collection · 6 palettes

Cottagecore Color Palettes

Soft pinks, sage greens, lavender, and the gentle palette of a pastoral world.

Cottagecore color is the pastoral romantic: blush roses, sage green herbs drying in a doorway, lavender fields in soft afternoon light, undyed linen, hand-thrown pottery in cream and clay. The Japanese color tradition reaches this territory through combinations of extraordinary gentleness: 'sakura' (桜 — cherry blossom pink) with 'wakatake' (若竹 — young bamboo green), 'nadeshiko' (撫子 — fringed pink) with 'mizu' (水 — water blue), 'fuji' (藤 — wisteria lavender) with 'ai' (藍 — soft indigo). These are the combinations that feel simultaneously hand-made and considered, botanical and timeless. Reference material for artisan food and wellness brands, handmade goods, botanical illustration, garden-inspired packaging, and any project where the brief includes the word 'handcrafted.'

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