You can look at some things and feel their age. They have a certain warmth. I love old things, rusty things, things that have stories. I love the faded colors, the bright colors, the retro colors. I love that certain colors can transport you to a different era.

In the digital world, plenty of designers choose color palettes that create an ultramodern, even futuristic feel. Whether it’s colorblocking with vivid shades or designing a sleek mosaic of whites and…

The past has always had a certain allure, especially for designers. When you use the right color palettes, you can make even the most contemporary design look like it was printed decades before you…

I was digging through the basement at an estate sale a while back, and found a manilla envelope full of vintage paint chip brochures - you gotta love the folks who never throw anything away! A couple of them are dated 1957, so I'm assuming they are all from around that time... Before I list them I figured I should scan in the chips to post here - they might be helpful to those folks who are retro renovating, and looking for authentic paint colors. Enjoy, and be sure to click to enlarge the…

Download Vintage Reflection color scheme consisting of Deep Space Sparkle, Caramel, Raw Sienna and Burnt Umber, Only at SchemeColor.com

retro circus color palette by angelafaye. I-MOO

70s Retro Stripes color palette created by filzlangsam that consists #75c8ae,#5a3d2b,#ffecb4,#e5771e,#f4a127 colors.

Fairy tales old book cover color palette created by anahoret that consists #cab891,#70683b,#81231e,#5f6a54,#2b2c1e colors.