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[whirliko]

asterism - a hair color palette ✿

i was recoloring some cc hairs for the first time ever and i kind of fell into a rabbit hole... i spent one night (pulling an all-nighter like a fool) making some gradients that i could use for recoloring some of my favorite hairs. i mainly just wanted a pastel pink swatch but things got out of hand, as per ush. the gradients turned out so pretty that i thought i might as well share them with yall! 🩷

✿ info, previews and download under the cut! ✿

please use the maxis white swatch (highlighted below) as your base texture. this is the swatch i used in making the gradients for my palette, so using any other swatch will likely result in incorrect shades.

i have also included an example texture PNG in the zip file, please use it to roughly match (doesn't have to be exact) the shade and contrast of your base texture to the shade and contrast of that example PNG. you will also want to de-saturate your base texture to be grayscale, as the maxis white swatch is slightly tinted and therefore may result in incorrect shades.

if you need help with anything, please don't hesitate to message me! 💕

✿ DOWNLOAD ✿ (mediafire)

the zip file contains:

a GRD file with all the gradients

an ATN file with the coloring actions (only applicable in Photoshop, as far as i know)

an S4SPalette file with the Sims 4 Studio swatches

an example texture PNG file

preview images

instructions on how to use the batch recolor action

update july 11th 2025: i made some small improvements to the gradients, such as removing excess shine and adding shadows and texture. i also added a batch recolor action to the action folder, as well as instructions on how to use it. please redownload files!

[honeyjars-cc]

Sims 4 Studio Palettes: Big Softie and Cozy Classics

Hi all, I wanted to share the Sims 4 Studio palettes I'll be using for most of my items. I pulled the colors from some of my favorite EA palettes, so you can mix and match with game items. Big Softie is filled with soft neutrals and subtle colors, while Cozy Classics features bolder shades in every color of the rainbow.

To use, place the files in your Sims 4 Studio > Palettes folder. Once you open Sims 4 Studio, navigate to Tools > Color Palettes, click on the palette name and select "Apply Palette to Package" to use the palettes. All colors have the correct color tags applied. **You will still need to manually recolor the textures!

TOU: Feel free to use them however you want, I would just appreciate credit!

DOWNLOAD: Patreon | Google Drive

[treefish]

i made my own hair color system!

[treefish]

some more swatches in action.

[treefish]

okay, phew, i think this is it. added a brown-black and other dark browns as well as some transitional colors to round out the palette. also added black and brown "salt and pepper" swatches, they don't have streaks of grey so much as they're neutralized versions of other colors. i'm gonna work on a way to make this system accessible for y'all. i'm not good at actions but i'll try! regardless, i'll make a little tutorial for the process. it's super simple i swear!

[treefish]

alrighty last reblog of this post - if you were interested in using this palette i made photoshop actions! i use either EA's "dirty blonde" or "light blonde" as a base (sometimes the dirty blonde shade is a little too dark!) and there's some topaz clean i use to smooth out the textures at the end but it's not necessary if you don't have it installed. i'm just tossing this folder on simfileshare for now but i'll make a fancy post in the future. in the zip i've included the aforementioned actions, a sims4studio palette, and an image of all 26 swatches. i've been calling it the soft shock palette, btw! feel free to do whatever you like with it, edit it, use only some colors, whatever's useful, just tag me if you feel like it cuz i wanna see! 📁 soft shock palette || download || simfileshare

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Purple And Red Pastels Color Scheme » Pink » SchemeColor.com

Download Purple and Red Pastels color scheme consisting of #B7AEF2, #A894DD, #947DD1, #F09090, #EDA8A8 and #FFCCCB. This 6 colors palette ha

Shimmer Queen Color Scheme » Green » SchemeColor.com

Download Shimmer Queen color scheme consisting of #744796, #BD5391, #F9708C, #FFCE75 and #4AAB8C. This 5 colors palette has been categorised

Dusty Rose & Burgundy Color Scheme » Burgundy » SchemeColor.com

Download Dusty Rose & Burgundy color scheme consisting of #E2AFC7, #F0C8D6, #710F3D and #4B0420. This 4 colors palette has been categorised

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Green-Yellow-Brown Pastels Color Scheme » Brown » SchemeColor.com

Download Green-Yellow-Brown Pastels color scheme consisting of #8ABF96, #B9E0A2, #FFF9B5, #FFDAAB, #D9A38F and #B38F8F. This 6 colors palett

Pink-Yellow-Brown Pastels Color Scheme » Brown » SchemeColor.com

Download Pink-Yellow-Brown Pastels color scheme consisting of #FFCFCF, #FFB5BF, #FFD299, #FCEEA6, #C78B79 and #A87D71. This 6 colors palette

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Fall Purple, Yellow & Red Color Scheme » Orange » SchemeColor.com

Download Fall Purple, Yellow & Red color scheme consisting of #7851A9, #682860, #BA2038, #D4553D, #F29D52 and #FFC859. This 6 colors palette

[hexcodesims]

These are all the swatches from the Big Bud Press palette I've been using for some of my CC!

This palette also includes colors that I believe they don't make anymore, but you know. You can pick and choose what you'd like.

Finally, I made Photoshop swatches presets, Photoshop gradient map presets, and a Sims 4 Studio palette which you can download with the links below.

[Download Photoshop Swatches Presets @ Sim File Share] [Download Photoshop Gradient Map Presets @ Sim File Share] [Download Sims 4 Studio Palette @ Sim File Share]

I'll log updates and brief tutorials in the read more below!

Updates:

8/18/23: I added Lawn Green, Periwinkle Blue, and Dishwater White. I've also updated the color swatch for Bright Olive so it's lighter and more distinct from Lawn Green.

11/18/23: I added Nebula Purple and rearranged swatches to better match the Photoshop swatches preset and Sims 4 Studio palette. I also added gradient maps.

Photoshop Swatches Preset Tutorial

Save the .aco file somewhere easy to find.

Go to the Swatches dropdown and click Replace Swatches. Import the .aco file.

Photoshop Gradient Map Preset Tutorial

Save the .grd file somewhere easy to find.

Click on the Gradient tool. Click on the Gradient Editor's dropdown. Click Replace Gradients and import the .grd file.

Use the gradients by creating a Gradient Map with the correct mask. Select the Gradient Editor and choose the color you want to apply.

Sims 4 Studio Palette

Save the .s4spalette in the Palettes folder inside your Sims 4 Studio folder.

Open the Color Palette tool in Sims 4 Studio.

You can click Apply Palette to Package to all all the swatches to a package. Each swatch is tagged, so you don't need to do tag them afterwards.

[grimfolks]

We got a new tenant 👀 the truth is we are still pretty low on money and one empty room in the house so bringing in a roommate seemed like a perfect idea

[oydis]

Resources - Extra Hair Colors

I finally got around to making proper actions for my extra hair colors and since someone asked for them I figured they could be released. Do with them as you please 🌈

base: EA swatch n.13 - Dirty Blonde. The actions preserve transparency and thus work on both .png and .dds images.

12 colors

Sims4Studio palette

Photoshop actions

Hex codes

Download links under the cut - free, no ads

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[gladlypants]

Moonwood Color Palette

Hi! I wanted to share this palette I made to coordinate with clothing items that came with the Werewolves game pack (for kids and adults.) Gif under the cut! I worked on it for quite a while before I made my new tights with them in mind, and anyway here it is if you’d like to use it for anything :) 

I’m planning to recolor a couple more basegame items too, probably just accessories. If there’s anything you find yourself pairing with Werewolves CAS often that you’d like in these colors lmk, and I can post them at the same time as the tights (one day soon lol…)

Here is a download (Google Drive) that includes the above image, swatches for Photoshop, and a color palette for Sims4Studio. 

I use light gray as a base for recoloring. Feel free to do whatever you’d like with this, just don’t reupload, and no paywalls/early access/trickery etc, please. Thanks :)

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[treefish]

just wanted to say i love the new color palettes i noticed you’ve been experimenting with!! looks great

hey thank you! funny thing you sent this, i literally just finished up a new palette that kind of encapsulates the aesthetic i've been digging lately.

kind of vintage, kind of a cozy campsite vibe, idk- we'll see where it goes i guess! thanks again ☻

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Palettes of the Week

Hex codes are given with a hashtag. RGB codes are given with brackets in [R, G, B] order. Colors are listed in order from left to right. Week 1 #F2D68A [242, 214, 138] #FAA437 [250, 164, 55] #DCD8D8...

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Alright, you asked, here it is.

The Photoshop actions include all 178 colors you see above. I also included a psd file with an example texture for recoloring with these actions. 

The following explains how I personally recolor hair textures. If you have your own way, that’s totally fine. 

Import the white hair texture file of the EA palette. Set the saturation to 0% via the “Image” menu in the top bar in Photoshop. If you use my psd recolor file, change the settings in the “Brightness/Contrast“ layer to your liking - I always keep it between 35% and 50%, depending on how bright the basic white texture already is. Last step is to simply use my actions on the hair texture layer. That’s all.

A small tip in case you didn’t know: If you record your saving progress of your picture file in the single color actions, Photoshop will save it and the next time you run your actions again, it will save the picture on your computer automatically, where you saved it before. It is a pain in the ass to record every single saving progress the first time, but if you recolor hairs regularly it will be worth it in the end and saves a lot of time. I didn’t include the saving progress in my Photoshop actions, because I have no clue how it would work on other computers.

That’s all. I’m bad at explaining, so if you have any questions, feel free to send me a message.

Download PSD Actions & Recoloring File

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Color Palettes

New! I’ve uploaded my Photoshop color swatches (.ACO) to make life easier for anyone who wants to use these colors. Please note, I’m using CS3, so there may be compatibility issues, but I’m pretty...

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download. car park medley - a colour palette

this initially started as a palette of retro colours (I don’t know if you can even tell anymore), but of course it developed a life of its own, and it is now a giant palette of a lot of versatile colours. they’re tested on both objects and clothing items, and they look quite lovely on both.

what is included in the .zip file: a ton of stuff. there’s a set of colouring actions, a S4S palette file, a .txt file with names and hex codes, a set of .aco files for Photoshop, and previews to colour pick from. the actions work best if you run them on a light grey base, but you can try running them of pooklet’s base as well for some fun results. you can use 7zip to unzip the.. zip… file, and choose the things you want. but if you need help with anything, feel free to ask!

and, as always, an additional picture of the swatches with their names of which I’m pretty proud of (rock & roll milky and bloodshot mousey are my personal favourites. it seems I’ve developed a thing for pinks.)