Color Palettes in Scribus (1): Open Source Palettes

Note that all color palettes described here and in subsequent sections include three basic colors: 100% CMYK Black (C: 100, M: 100, Y: 100, K: 100), 100% CMYK White (C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, K: 0), and the Registration Color. These will not be counted as separate colors in the tables.

It is also important to note that no physical reference (color fan, color chips) exists for the colors in the palettes listed on this page so verification of color correctness is impossible.


Name Description Number of Colors Color Model Spot
Scribus Small A set of primary CMYK colors. These are based on a mix of percentages of the standard CMYK inks. 6 CMYK No
Scribus Basic A set of primary CMYK and RGB colors, as well as three variants of black, namely “Cool Black,” “Rich Black” and “Warm Black.” The latter consist of a mix of C, M, Y and K colors instead of just 100% K (K=Black) and the values are the result of intensive discussions between the Scribus Team and commercial printers. The “Rich Black” variants may not meet every printer’s needs, but they can serve as a basis when it comes to printing a rich black. 9 RGB and CMYK No
Fedora RGB A set of named RGB colors that are mandatory for publications of the Fedora Linux distribution. 50 RGB No
Fedora CMYK A set of named CMYK colors that are mandatory for publications of the Fedora Linux distribution. 50 CMYK No
Gnome A set of named RGB colors that are mandatory for Gnome desktop applications. 32 RGB No
LibreOffice A set of named RGB colors used for project “branding” by LibreOffice. 30 RGB No
OpenOffice dot org CMYK A set of CMYK colors based on the “CMYK” palette found in OpenOffice.org. 94 CMYK No
OpenSUSE A set of named RGB colors that are mandatory for publications of the OpenSUSE Linux distribution. 15 RGB No
Oxygen A set of named RGB colors used in KDE 4’s Oxygen desktop theme. 126 RGB No
Scribus Splash The CMYK version of the colors used in the Scribus logo and the splashscreen. Its main purpose is to guarantee a consistent use of colors in Scribus-related publications. 19 CMYK No
SVG A set of RGB colors based on the named colors defined in the SVG specification. 149 RGB No
Tango A set of the RGB colors used in the Tango icon project for Free desktops. Since Scribus uses the Tango icon set, this color set may also be interesting for Scribus-related projects. 68 RGB No
Ubuntu RGB A set of named RGB colors that are mandatory for publications of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. 4 RGB No
Ubuntu CMYK A set of named CMYK colors that are mandatory for publications of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. 4 RGB No
X11 A set of RGB colors based on the named colors from X-Window. 550 RGB No
X11 Grey A set of grayscale shades based on the named shades from X-Window. 110 RGB No
Xfig A set of the named RGB colors used by Xfig. 32 RGB No