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Thai Colors

Two main resources live here: the 168-color Thaitone system (the canonical palette of Thai traditional colors) and the curated palette pages (ready-to-use combinations by industry and theme). Plus the free Thai Color Palette Generator tool.

Every Thai color documented so far

ThaiGraph publishes a full editorial page for 25 of the 168 colors in the Thaitone system, each one carrying its Thai name and transliteration, its HEX, RGB, CMYK and HSL values, its hue family, and the cultural register it belongs to. The remaining entries are being documented and publish as each cultural source is verified. The complete system, its history, and the cultural-category framework live on the pillar page: the Thaitone color system.

Thai colors by cultural category

ThaiGraph files every Thaitone color it documents under one or more of seven cultural categories — royal, temple, silk, festival, nature, ceremonial and everyday — and choosing the category before the color is the fastest way to cut a large system down to a usable handful. A color can sit in more than one register; lacquer black is both temple and everyday. The counts below are for the 25 colors ThaiGraph has documented in full, and each category is expanded with its history and sourcing on the Thaitone pillar page.

Royal สีประจำวัน 10

Regalia, court silk, and the seven weekday colors.

Thai Vermilion · Siamese Crimson · Temple Gold · Royal Gold · Buddha Yellow · Royal Teal · Royal Purple · Lotus Pink · Porcelain Blue · Elephant Grey

Silk ผ้าไหม 6

Natural-dye colors from Isan, Lanna, and southern weaving.

Siamese Crimson · Royal Teal · Indigo · Royal Purple · Lac Red · Silk Rose

Nature ธรรมชาติ 14

Thai tropical flora, fruit, and landscape.

Indigo · Banana Leaf · Celadon · Terracotta · Rice Paper · Teak · Lac Red · Porcelain Blue · Jasmine · Champa · Mangosteen · Pandan · Elephant Grey · Storm Grey

Ceremonial พิธีกรรม 15

Weddings, ordinations, funerals, and state ceremony.

Thai Vermilion · Siamese Crimson · Temple Gold · Royal Gold · Saffron · Buddha Yellow · Royal Teal · Celadon · Royal Purple · Lacquer Black · Porcelain Blue · Silk Rose · Jasmine · Champa · Mangosteen

Everyday ชีวิตประจำวัน 17

Street, market, home, and shopfront.

Saffron · Indigo · Banana Leaf · Celadon · Lotus Pink · Terracotta · Rice Paper · Lacquer Black · Teak · Lac Red · Silk Rose · Jasmine · Champa · Mangosteen · Pandan · Elephant Grey · Storm Grey