March Thaw Color Palette
Thirty colors for the turn from winter to spring: mossy pine and new-shoot greens, cold sky and slate blues, damp bark browns, and a run of muddy plum to soft blush for early crocus. The creams at the end make good backgrounds for lettering, and the greens layer well for garden and rain-shower illustrations.
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About This Free Palette
::: What you get :::
- -30 colors · a full Procreate palette, no empty slots
- -.swatches · Procreate
- -.ase · Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity
- -.gpl · GIMP, Krita, Inkscape
- -.css · CSS variables
- -Hex codes · listed below, click any one to copy it
::: How you may use it :::
- Use these colors in anything you make, personal or commercial.
- Sell the artwork, products and designs you create with them.
- Do not sell, share or redistribute the palette itself, its files or its color list, on their own or inside a bundle.
In short: the palette is a tool for your work, not a product to resell. No sign-up and no credit needed.
How to open your file
These are palette files, not documents. Most apps load them from their swatches panel rather than from File, Open.
Procreate .swatches
- 1Download the file on your iPad.
- 2Tap it in Files or in Safari downloads.
- 3Procreate opens and the palette appears at the top of your Palettes list.
Illustrator .ase
- 1Window, then Swatches.
- 2Open the panel menu, the small lines at the top right of the panel.
- 3Open Swatch Library, then Other Library, then pick the .ase.
Opening the file from File, Open will say "unknown format". That is normal for every .ase.
Photoshop .ase
- 1Window, then Swatches.
- 2Open the panel menu at the top right of the panel.
- 3Import Swatches, then pick the .ase.
Affinity Designer and Photo .ase
- 1Open the Swatches panel.
- 2Open the panel menu, then Import Palette, then As Document Palette.
GIMP, Krita and Inkscape .gpl
- 1Open the palette panel or docker.
- 2Import, then pick the .gpl. In GIMP you can also drop it into your palettes folder.
The 30 colors
March Thaw hex codes: #f6f4ef, #f2ece0, #d9e6ec, #dde7c4, #e8dcc2, #e6c4cc, #c8d9a8, #b9d0dd, #d6c3a2, #b0c68d, #cf9fac, #94b3c6, #bda37f, #96b071, #b1798a, #7d9a5e, #6f90a8, #9c8261, #63834f, #8f5a6c, #52708a, #7a6247, #4f6b45, #6b3f52, #3c4f63, #5a4632, #3d4f39, #2c3b2b, #2a3444, #1f2a1e
