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Why your brand needs fewer colours

A smaller palette is easier to use, cheaper to print and much easier to remember.

Why your brand needs fewer colours
Written by
Sofia Marin
Published
22 Sept 2026

Most brands we meet have eleven colours and use three of them.

Start with one

Pick the colour people should remember you by. Use it on purpose, not everywhere.

Add a neutral pair

A light and a dark that your colour sits on comfortably. That's your page, your packaging and your slides sorted.

Then stop

  • One accent for buttons and highlights
  • Tints of the same colours instead of new ones
  • Write the rules down, with examples

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