Every colour at once — pink, yellow, green, blue, red, orange — thrown into the air and onto each other in the most colour-saturated celebration on earth.
Holi is the festival of colours, of spring, and of the triumph of good over evil — and its colour palette is unique in the world because it is not a palette at all. It is all colours simultaneously, without hierarchy or restraint, thrown into the air as powder, dissolved in water, smeared on faces and clothing until everyone is a walking abstract painting. The festival celebrates the end of winter and the arrival of spring, and the explosion of colour is a direct expression of that: the world coming back to life after months of grey. Each colour carries meaning — red for love, yellow for knowledge, green for new beginnings, blue for the divine — but in practice, the meaning dissolves into pure chromatic joy.
RGB(246,68,9) · hsl(15, 93%, 50%)
#f64409
A vivid orange: medium, considered, and steady.
What the Alcove During Wild Curving →RGB(247,240,29) · hsl(58, 93%, 54%)
#f7f01d
This medium yellow sits at the vivid end of its family.
The Basin along Anchored Kindling →RGB(6,224,42) · hsl(130, 95%, 45%)
#06e02a
A medium, vivid green with a quiet presence.
Faithful Brook out the Casting →RGB(87,109,250) · hsl(232, 94%, 66%)
#576dfa
This light blue sits at the vivid end of its family.
Chiming Air upon the Foaming →RGB(253,88,245) · hsl(303, 98%, 67%)
#fd58f5
vivid and light — a magenta that reads as open.
The Early Cascade out the Blooming →RGB(249,103,108) · hsl(358, 92%, 69%)
#f9676c
A vivid red: light, considered, and steady.
Transparent Breath round Glinting →:root { --holi-1: #f64409; --holi-2: #f7f01d; --holi-3: #06e02a; --holi-4: #576dfa; --holi-5: #fd58f5; --holi-6: #f9676c;}