Europe
Greece (Aegean) Color Palette
Whitewashed walls and Aegean blue — the most-photographed two-color palette in tourism.
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 was originally chemically practical (a copper-based pigment dissolved in lime that resisted humidity) and became politically iconic during the 1967 junta, when island authorities mandated white-and-blue. The supporting palette pulls from olive-grove silver-green, sun-baked terracotta tiles, and the deep wine red of bougainvillea blossoms.
The palette
Aegean Blue
≈Steel Dusk PureLimewash + copper sulfate, traditional shutter paint
Limewashed White
≈Citrine Whisper DustCalcium hydroxide on stone
Olive Silver
≈Olive Tone FaintOlea europaea leaf undersides
Terracotta Tile
≈Vermillion Core ClearFired earthenware roof tiles
Bougainvillea Magenta
≈Garnet Velvet VividBougainvillea spectabilis bracts
Cypress Green
≈Mint Dusk DustCupressus sempervirens
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--aegean-blue: #005eb8;
--limewashed-white: #f8f4ee;
--olive-silver: #9ca38f;
--terracotta-tile: #b85b40;
--bougainvillea-magenta: #c2185b;
--cypress-green: #3e6b47;
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