12 Must-Try Squarespace Color Palettes to Elevate Your Site

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The color scheme you use on your Squarespace site can say a lot about your brand. For example, are you cool, calm, and collected, or bold, feisty, and fiery?

In this article, we’ll be your Squarespace color palette generator. We’ve put together 12 stand-out Squarespace color palettes that will tell a story about your business.

We’ll also show you how to create your own color palette and how you can use Spark Plugin to show off your brand-new color scheme!

Our favorite Squarespace color palettes

1. Coastal Breeze

Coastal breeze color palette
  • #A7C7E7 Powder blue

  • #F5DEB3 Wheat

  • #B2D8D8 Light blue

  • #FFFFFF White

  • #B0B0B0 Silver

Soft and calming, we love this collection of light blues, greens, and grays. The golden yellow adds an eye-catching pop of color.

This relaxing palette would be the perfect color combination for a life coach or therapist.

2. Forest Haven

Forest Haven color palette
  • #2E8B57 Sea green

  • #8FBC8F Olivine

  • #8B4513 Russet

  • #4F7942 Fern green

  • #FFFDD0 Cream

Can you have too many greens in your Squarespace color palette? If the answer is no, this collection of lush, rich forest tones is a wonderful choice!

This color palette is ideal for businesses focusing on health, nature, and eco-friendliness.

3. Modern Minimalist

Modern Minimalist color palette
  • #333333 Jet

  • #B0BEC5 French gray

  • #FFFFFF White

  • #607D8B Slate gray

  • #FFEBEE Lavender blush

Gray color schemes have been on-trend for several years, and this color palette doesn’t disappoint. This color scheme offers a contemporary twist on the typical gray palette, with the introduction of a soft blush pink.

Calm and serene, we think this color palette would suit wedding photographers really well!

4. Sunset Glow

Sunset Glow color palette
  • #FF6F61 Bittersweet

  • #FFB400 Selective yellow

  • #FFDAAB9 Light orange

  • #FF7043 Coral

  • #B71C1C Cornell red

Red can often feel like an overpowering color to use on a website. This clever color palette uses it in a subtle way, meaning you can use red on your website without it dominating everything in sight.

This color scheme would be perfect for a restaurant – did you know that red-based colors encourage people to buy more food?

5. Earthy Neutrals

Earthy Neutrals color scheme
  • #E2725B Burnt sienna

  • #D2B48C Tan

  • #808000 Olive

  • #9E9E9E Cadet gray

  • #F5F5DC Beige

While this color palette is on the darker side, the colors still feel fresh and revitalizing. We’re big fans of the burnt sienna—it reminds us of leaves in the fall!

This Squarespace color palette would be an excellent choice for a business that wants to showcase its sustainability credentials, perhaps a vegan restaurant or a natural beauty e-commerce store.

6. Ocean Depths

Ocean Depths color scheme
  • #001F3F Oxford blue

  • #008080 Teal

  • #00FFFF Cyan

  • #FAFAD2 Cream

  • #708090 Slate gray

This palette is ideal for businesses that want something easy on the eye but aren’t afraid to play with color. The deep blues, teals, grays, and creams work well together, with the bold, bright cyan acting as an attention-grabbing accent.

We think this color scheme would work well for service-based businesses like accountants or legal firms.

7. Pastel Dream

Pastel Dream color scheme
  • #E6E6FA Lavender

  • #B2EBF2 Non photo blue

  • #FFB6C1 Cherry blossom pink

  • #98FF98 Light green

  • #FFFACD Lemon chiffon

This Squarespace color palette makes us think of ice cream! The softest pinks, yellows, blues, purples, and greens come together to create a color scheme that’s almost good enough to eat.

We could picture this charming color scheme on a website for a bakery or ice cream parlor.

8. Vintage Charm

Vintage Charm color scheme
  • #800020 Burgundy

  • #FFDB58 Mustard

  • #9C9F84 Sage

  • #FFFDD0 Cream

  • #DCAE96 Desert sand

Cozy, earthy, and inviting, this colour palette makes us think of the 1970s. You might not think it at first glance, but all these colors work well together, making for a tasteful color scheme.

This color palette would work well for an interior design or home decor company, or perhaps an artisan craft business.

9. High Contrast

High Contrast color scheme
  • #000000 Black

  • #FFFFFF White

  • #DC143C Crimson

  • #7DF9FF Electric blue

  • #FFFF00 Yellow

You may think a black and white color scheme is safe and boring. However this Squarespace color palette has a bright twist, with neon pops of canary yellow, electric blue, and luminous red.

We think this color scheme has an eighties vibe – perfect if you want to showcase your love of the decade.

10. Elegant Luxe

Elegant Luxe color scheme
  • #673147 Eggplant

  • #F7E7CE Champagne

  • #FFD700 Gold

  • #191970 Midnight blue

  • #FAF0E6 Linen

This Squarespace color palette is simply striking! Rich purples, yellows, and blues combine with soft off-white shades to create an elegant but attention-grabbing colour scheme.

This color combination would be great for an influencer specializing in luxury products.

11. Nature’s Blossom

Nature's Blossom color scheme
  • #FFB7C5 Cherry blossom pink

  • #32CD32 Lime green

  • #FFFF31 Yellow

  • #87CEEB Sky blue

  • #A52A2A Auburn

While these colors are eye-catching and bold, they complement each other really well— lime green and lemon yellow are always a great combo!

This bright color palette would work well for a company that sells products for children or anyone who appreciates the fun things in life!

12. Urban Chic

Urban Chic color scheme
  • #B0B0B0 Silver

  • #B7410E Rust

  • #708090 Slate gray

  • #FFFFF0 Ivory

  • #212121 Eerie black

Contemporary as they come, this palette combines modern grays and blacks with accents of off-white and browns to create a color scheme that reminds you of city living.

We think this color palette would be a brilliant choice for an urban photographer or a blogger writing about life in a big city.

Want to create your own Squarespace color palettes?

While there isn’t an official Squarespace color palette generator, we’re massive fans of Coolors at Spark Plugin.

Just start the generator, and Coolors will choose up to five colors that complement each other that you can use on your Squarespace site. Hit the space bar to generate a new palette.

You can even upload a photo you like, and Coolors will build a color scheme around it!

3 dynamic backgrounds to infuse your Squarespace site with color

We’ve looked at 12 beautiful color schemes to inspire your next Squarespace site—which one is your favorite?

If you use Spark Plugin, you can take your chosen color scheme to the next level with stunning animated and dynamic backgrounds for both your whole page and separate sections.

Here are three brilliant backgrounds to get you started:

1. Animated gradient background

Not sure which color to use on your page’s background?

This gorgeous background slowly cycles through multiple colors, grabbing your visitor’s attention and encouraging them to convert.

2. Multi-fade background

Squarespace multi-fade background

Want to make a particular section of your website stand out? Bright and bold, this multi-fade background shows off your color scheme to its full potential.

3. Radial gradient background

Squarespace radial gradient background

If you want something subtle but still stunning, this animated radial background is the perfect choice for transforming your section.

Best of all, Spark Plugin has over 100 code-free customizations you can use to enhance the look and feel of your site. Check them all out today.

Kate Ingham-Smith

Spark Plugin’s resident copywriter, Kate has over 15 years of digital marketing experience, specializing in web design, UX, and UI.

https://sparkplugin.com
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