Have you ever stopped and just stared at an incredible colored sunset? The sky really can be such a masterpiece of color, with almost every hue available on any given day. Whether it’s a collection of fiery reds and oranges or deep, meditative purples; the sunset can be such a brilliant sight that inspires us to create and enjoy the moment.

I’ve put together a beautiful collection of color palettes, inspired by incredible sunsets for you to peruse. Let this range of color schemes inspire your art projects – or just encourage you to stop and stare up a little more!

All of these color palettes and more are included in The Color Cube!

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27 Breath-Taking Sunset Sky Inspired Color Palettes

Please feel free to share these color palettes or use them on your own website or social media, as long as you provide attribution and a link back to this article. You can also share any of these color palettes to Pinterest, but please do not upload to Pinterest directly.

Color Palette number 26 - A close up of brown yellow and soft orange roses

Color Palette #286 - a hazy cityscape silhouetted in fiery reds and oranges from the sunset.

Color Palette #274 - a glowing, red, orang and black sunset highlighting a red toned cliff face.

Color Palette #301 - Peach and yellow sunset fading behind a city scape horizon.

Color Palette #311 - deep red and orange autumn sunset, highlighting a country landscape

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Color Palette 352 - Deep purple, orange and red sunset over a body of water, with silhouetted boats in the foreground

 

Color Palette 354 - muted pastel hued clouds over a radiating sunset

 

Color Palette 356 - Pastel Sunset of pinks and blues behind a silhouetted mountain range

 

Color Palette 358 - Tropical Sunset pf purple graduating into yellow behind a cluster of palm trees

 

Color Palette 360 - purple hued clouds shading a vibrant bright sun, fading into orange and yellow sunbeams.

 

Color Palette 361 - Vivid pink sunset behind a collection of cirrus clouds colored from white to grey to steel blue.

 

Color Palette 362 - blood red and blushing pink clouds in front of a steel grey sky, highlighted by the setting sun.

 

Color Palette 364 - Electric red highlighted clouds graduating beck to deep dark purple hues, over a pale blue sunset.

Color Palette 367 - Rainbow pastel Sunset sky over a misty collection of mountain ranges, fading to the horizon

Color Palette 369 - rusty peach sunset fading into a night sky behind a mountain range off on a distant horizon.

Color Palette 421 - A golden sunset throwing sunbeams over a misty mountain range

Color Palette 424 - a vivid read and purple sunset sky, fading centrally over a mountain range on the horizon.

Color Palette 429 - fiery red and purple clouds flattening towards the horizon

Color Palette 430 a lightbulb being held up by a hand in front of a sunset

Color Palette #440 a cloudy, fiery sunset sky

Color Palette 482 - an orange sunset fading to a black sky behind a city scape

Color Palette 486 - a pastel pink and purple sunset over a coastal cliff side town

Color Palette #492 - a soft pastel sun setting behind a birds eye view of a city scape

Color Palette 495 - A pastel rainbow sky with the sun setting over the ocean, behind a city scape

Color Palette 500 - a sunset sky graduating from yellow to blue over a highlighted city scape scene

I’ve saved these 27 sunset color palettes (and more) to my Color Palettes board on Pinterest so you can follow, save, and repin your favorites!

What are your thoughts on the sky as an inspiration to your art?

If you loved these unique combinations, make sure to check out my Arrtx Marker & Pencil Review where I colored a beautiful sunset with some really non-traditional colors.

Sunset Balloons and Cloud coloring page colored in wit Arrtx Colored pencils and markers.

Please share your thoughts in the comments below and repin your favorites to Pinterest!

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The Color Cube makes color selection easy and fun! With 250 color palettes as handy cards to help build your confidence in choosing colors that look good.

Grab your favorite color palettes to compare, match the colors right up against whatever you are working on, or even clip them to your project to come back to later.

Each card features the image and colors on the front for inspiration, and then the colors again on the back, right up to the edge of the card. The back also includes the hex codes for digital artists, as well as darker and lighter shades of each color.

For even more inspiration, check out these blogs too!

Create an epic galaxy sky with me in this step by step blog, where I take on Kerby Rosanes’ Worlds within Worlds coloring book. Check out this tutorial HERE.

25 Color Palettes Inspired by Spectacular Skies

If you’re looking for more skies, check out this spectacular collection of color combinations in my Spectacular Skies Blog!