Fabric color palette

Fabric color palette workflow for textile teams

Move from fabric references and images into textile color palettes, exact swatches, colorway variants, and Adobe swatch files.

Extract from image Browse palettes

01 Reference

Extract fabric color

Sample colors from fabric photos, artwork, product references, and moodboards before refining the palette.

02 Swatch

Normalize digital values

Check HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, Lab, and contrast values so a fabric color can be reused across teams.

03 Palette

Build color roles

Separate anchors, mid tones, grounds, trims, highlights, and production notes for a usable textile palette.

04 Handoff

Export to Adobe files

Turn final swatches into ACO or ASE files, project palettes, CSS tokens, or colorway references.

Material-led palettes

Start with the fabric behavior

Fabric color changes with texture, pile, weave, print process, lighting, and finish. This workflow keeps digital swatches connected to material context before handoff.

Natural cloth

Natural textile palettes

Linen, cotton, wool, canvas, craft neutrals, and plant-led material palettes.

Dye process

Indigo and natural dye palettes

Indigo, madder, turmeric, marigold, wax brown, and plant-led dye directions.

Performance

Technical outerwear palettes

Cool greys, mineral blues, utility neutrals, and controlled bright accents.

Connected routes

Fabric color belongs in a wider color system

Use these pages to move from fabric color searches into swatches, role workflows, colorways, and Adobe-ready files.

Swatch Library