13 Halloween Color Palettes for Autumn Crafts

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Looking to make awesome Halloween crafts or decorations this year? We’ve got you covered! Check out these 13 Halloween color palettes.

Some color combos are spooky, some are fun. We also have some old fashioned vintage colors schemes as well as others colors that capture the beauty of fall. These color ideas are perfect for artists, crafters, and anyone who wants to make their Halloween projects boo-tiful!

1. Glowing Jack-O’-Lantern Colors

The candle burning inside this spooky Jack-O’-Lantern makes the pumpkin glow. And just like a fiery candle, this color palette has dark and bright red, orange, and deep and bright yellow.

Image of a jack o lantern with a fiery color palette of red, yellow, and orange.

2. Classic Halloween with a Colorful Twist

If you want a bright and colorful Halloween look, these colors are will help you achieve it. Start with the classic Halloween combination of black and orange. Then add some white, spooky purple, and bright ghost green for a pop of fun energy in your projects.

Image of a haunted house with green, orange, and purple lights in the windows.  The color palette is white, purple, green, orange, and black.

3. Old Fashioned Candy Corn Colors

Candy corn is a classic Halloween treat. Some folks love it; others hate it! Either way, the oranges and yellows and cream colors combine to make a classic fall harvest color theme that is sure to be a crowd favorite.

Image of a bowl of candy corn with a color palette.  The colors are orange, yellow, and cream.

4. Haunting Antique Doll Colors

What’s Halloween without a little spookiness? The colors inspired by this antique doll are a little different than classic vibrant autumn colors. The black, dark greenish-blue, deep blood red, beige, and off-white make a haunting, dark-themed color combination.

Image of an old antique doll. The color palette is black, deep green blue, red, beige, and off white.

5. Vintage Halloween Card Colors

I think the vintage colors in this Halloween greeting card’s palette are so cheerful! Teal blue, orange-red, and a bright yellow orange have an old-fashioned appeal. (Get a free printable coloring page inspired by this card!)

Image of a vintage Halloween greeting card with a moon and witches. The color palette is yellow, red, and teal blue.

6. Moonlight Color Palette

The days are getting shorter and shorter, and we see more of the night sky. The deep blues and warm grays inspired by this full moon are much calmer than the previous color palette. They would make a beautiful and soothing project.

Image of a full moon with a color palette made of black, blue, and gray.

7. Autumn Walk in the Woods

On bright autumn days, the forest leaves almost glow in the sun. This color palette captures the reds, oranges, yellows, and muted sage greens seen during a fall walk through the woods.

Image of a path through the woods during autumn. The color paletter is sage green, yellow, orange, and red.

8. Spooky Fog-Filled Ghost Forest

Imagine looking out your window late one night and seeing trees filled with a glowing green light. That is the spooky inspiration behind this ghostly green color palette.

Image of the silhouettes of trees in a foggy forest with glowing green light. The color palette is shades of green.

9. Super Bright Autumn Leaves

Lots of bright, energetic colors here! The color of the leave may be brighter than you’d find outside, but the bright purple, fuchsia pink, red, and orange are perfect for a colorful fun-filled Halloween party theme.

Image of purple and orange leaves.

10. More Vintage Halloween Greeting Card Colors

Here is another set of vintage autumn colors taken from an old fashioned Halloween card.

Image of a vintage halloween greeting card with a pumpkin head witch under the moon.

11. Autumn Colors with Warm Elegance

The neutral silver grays and browns in this photo of a seed puff make a quiet and elegant combination of October colors.

Image of autumn grass with neutral colors. The color palette is browns and grays.

12. Pumpkin Spice Color Palette

‘Tis the season of pumpkin spice everything. The colors in this photo remind us of just that. They are the colors of pumpkins, cinnamon, nutmeg, coffee, and other delicious cozy autumn things.

Image of a pumpkin on a stump. The color palette is cinnamon brown, red, orange, and beige.

13. Autumn Grass Color Palette

This palette has the warm colors of a garden at the end of the summer season as the dark greens begin to turn to warm browns.

Image of tall grass in the fall. The color palette is green, beige, and brown.

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