Data + API

The full archive, downloadable.

All 378 palettes, 210 named colors, and 69 thematic collections — as CSV downloads and machine-readable JSON endpoints. Free, CORS-enabled, attributed under CC-BY-4.0.

Bulk CSV downloads

RFC 4180–compliant. UTF-8. Includes all canonical, JSON, embed, and OG URLs per row so a single CSV is sufficient to traverse the full dataset.

palettes.csv

378 rows

One row per palette. Includes slug, English + Japanese title, summary, dominant hue, moods, era, color count, hex codes, color names, plus canonical/api/embed/og URLs.

Download palettes.csv

colors.csv

210 rows

One row per named color. Includes slug, English + Japanese name, meaning, hex, RGB, hue family, palette count, plus canonical and API URLs.

Download colors.csv

collections.csv

69 rows

One row per thematic collection. Includes slug, title, tagline, accent hex, palette count, keywords, and canonical/api/og/embed URLs.

Download collections.csv

JSON API

Per-record JSON endpoints with versioned schemas. CORS enabled. Each HTML detail page advertises its JSON counterpart via <link rel="alternate" type="application/json">.

/api/palettes/[slug].json · 378 endpoints · schema colorcombinations-palette/v1
/api/collections/[slug].json · 69 endpoints · schema colorcombinations-collection/v1
/api/colors/[slug].json · 210 endpoints · schema colorcombinations-color/v1

License + attribution

Released under CC-BY-4.0. When citing or reusing, please attribute colorcombinations.org.

348 of the 378 palettes are derived from the mattdesl/dictionary-of-colour-combinations dataset (MIT). Original source: Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations, 1933 (six volumes). Modern reprint: Seigensha Art Publishing, 2010.

Questions or partnership inquiries: [email protected].