Europe
Greece (Aegean) Color Palette
Whitewashed walls and Aegean blue — the two-color palette of the Cycladic islands.
The palette
Aegean Blue
≈Sapphire Dusk PureLimewash + laundry blue (loulaki), traditional shutter paint
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Cultural context
The Greek Aegean palette is a near-monochrome study: lime-washed white walls and the deep cobalt blue of shutters and church domes. The blue began as a household improvisation — leftover laundry blue (loulaki) stirred into the lime wash. The white was imposed: Greek accounts trace compulsory whitewashing to a 1938 public-health decree under Metaxas, and say the 1967–74 junta banned any other facade color. The supporting palette pulls from olive-grove silver-green, sun-baked terracotta tiles, and the deep wine red of bougainvillea blossoms.
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Copy as CSS
:root {
--aegean-blue: #005eb8;
--limewashed-white: #f8f4ee;
--olive-silver: #9ca38f;
--terracotta-tile: #b85b40;
--bougainvillea-magenta: #c2185b;
--cypress-green: #3e6b47;
}Copy as Tailwind
@theme {
--color-aegean-blue: #005eb8;
--color-limewashed-white: #f8f4ee;
--color-olive-silver: #9ca38f;
--color-terracotta-tile: #b85b40;
--color-bougainvillea-magenta: #c2185b;
--color-cypress-green: #3e6b47;
}Further reading
More regional palettes
Italy (Tuscany)
Terra rossa and Sienese ochres — the warm half of the Mediterranean palette.
Scandinavia
Dusty pastels, ash whites, and forest greens — light scarcity made into a design language.
Iceland
Volcanic black, glacial blue, and lichen green — the palette of a country shaped by basalt and ice.
France (Paris)
Limestone facades, slate-grey roofs, and Hermès orange — a restrained city palette with a few sharp accents.