Start from
Block
Palette
Exposed Chiseled Copper
exposed_chiseled_copper
Stripped Cherry Log
stripped_cherry_log
White Terracotta
white_terracotta
Cherry Planks
cherry_planks
Sea Lantern
accent
Pale Oak Planks
pale_oak_planks
Stripped Pale Oak Log
stripped_pale_oak_log
On a wall
Block palettes to start from
Twenty-four palettes, each built around one block by the generator above, ordered dark to light. Open one to shuffle it, swap the starting block, or see it on a wall.
Cherry Planks palette
Exposed Chiseled Copper, Stripped Cherry Log, White Terracotta, Cherry Planks, Sea Lantern, Pale Oak Planks, Stripped Pale Oak Log
Open in the generatorDeepslate Bricks palette
Black Wool, Polished Blackstone Bricks, Jungle Log, Deepslate Bricks, Cobbled Deepslate, Polished Tuff, Cobblestone
Open in the generatorSandstone palette
Poplar Planks, Birch Planks, Sandstone, White Concrete, Smooth Sandstone, Ochre Froglight, Snow Block
Open in the generatorMangrove Planks palette
Cracked Nether Bricks, Crimson Hyphae, Stripped Mangrove Log, Mangrove Planks, Dark Prismarine, Cinnabar, Exposed Copper
Open in the generatorCopper Block palette
Stripped Mangrove Log, Magma Block, Stripped Warped Hyphae, Copper Grate, Copper Block, Stripped Cherry Log, Cherry Planks
Open in the generatorPrismarine palette
Warped Planks, Cyan Wool, Purpur Pillar, Prismarine, Prismarine Bricks, Sea Lantern, White Concrete
Open in the generatorMud Bricks palette
Brown Terracotta, Brown Wool, Cyan Concrete, Mud Bricks, Rooted Dirt, Raw Iron Block, White Terracotta
Open in the generatorCalcite palette
Smooth Stone, Diorite, Calcite, Quartz Pillar, Ochre Froglight, Stripped Pale Oak Log, Snow Block
Open in the generatorPolished Blackstone palette
Black Concrete, Black Wool, Dark Oak Planks, Polished Blackstone, Mud, Cobbled Deepslate, Tuff
Open in the generatorQuartz Block palette
Smooth Stone, Mushroom Stem, Quartz Block, Ochre Froglight, Stripped Pale Oak Log, Stripped Pale Oak Wood, Snow Block
Open in the generatorTerracotta palette
Brown Terracotta, Brown Wool, Warped Wart Block, Terracotta, Bricks, Exposed Copper Grate, Stripped Cherry Log
Open in the generatorMoss Block palette
Dried Kelp Block, Green Concrete, Moss Block, Lime Terracotta, Light Blue Terracotta, Waxed Weathered Cut Copper, Stripped Poplar Log
Open in the generatorWarped Planks palette
Dried Kelp Block, Gray Wool, Purple Terracotta, Warped Planks, Warped Wart Block, Stripped Warped Hyphae, Prismarine
Open in the generatorCrimson Planks palette
Cracked Nether Bricks, Cherry Log, Crimson Planks, Green Terracotta, Purple Terracotta, Magenta Terracotta, Exposed Chiseled Copper
Open in the generatorEnd Stone Bricks palette
Glowstone, Birch Planks, End Stone, End Stone Bricks, Iron Block, Ochre Froglight, Snow Block
Open in the generatorBamboo Planks palette
Lime Terracotta, Hay Block, Bamboo Planks, Stripped Bamboo Block, Packed Ice, Potent Sulfur, Ochre Froglight
Open in the generatorTuff Bricks palette
Cracked Deepslate Tiles, Warped Nylium, Podzol, Tuff Bricks, Tuff, Cobblestone, Smooth Stone
Open in the generatorPale Oak Planks palette
Smooth Stone, Diorite, Smooth Sandstone, Pale Oak Planks, Pearlescent Froglight, Stripped Pale Oak Log, Snow Block
Open in the generatorSpruce Planks palette
Spruce Log, Brown Concrete, Spruce Planks, Warped Planks, Barrel, Brown Mushroom Block, Raw Iron Block
Open in the generatorStone Bricks palette
Cracked Deepslate Bricks, Polished Basalt, Chiseled Bookshelf, Stone Bricks, Cobblestone, Smooth Stone, Diorite
Open in the generatorPurpur Block palette
Purple Terracotta, Light Blue Terracotta, Waxed Weathered Copper, Purpur Block, Purpur Pillar, Clay, White Concrete
Open in the generatorPacked Ice palette
Light Blue Terracotta, Light Blue Wool, Blue Ice, Shroomlight, Packed Ice, Ice, Snow Block
Open in the generatorAmethyst Block palette
Blue Terracotta, Purple Wool, Amethyst Block, Hay Block, Purpur Block, Purpur Pillar, Ice
Open in the generatorDark Oak Planks palette
Black Concrete, Black Terracotta, Dark Oak Planks, Gray Concrete, Brown Terracotta, Mangrove Log, Mycelium
Open in the generatorHow the palettes are picked
The generator knows 278 full blocks, each by the average colour of its side texture, read from the game files rather than its map colour (map colours are shared: dirt and a brown mushroom block are the same entry). Lightness and colour are measured in OKLab, so a step lighter means a step lighter to the eye, not just more of one RGB channel.
Logs and their wood blocks share a side texture, so only one of each pair is offered. Command blocks, workstations, ores and other blocks nobody builds a wall from are left out.
To lay a palette out, the Wall Pattern Generator mixes the blocks by weight as a random wall, a gradient or bands. For a picture rather than a pattern, the Pixel Art Generator matches every pixel to the nearest block.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a block palette in Minecraft?
The handful of blocks a build is made from, usually five to eight that share a colour family: a main block, a lighter one for trim, a darker one for depth and shadow, and one contrasting block that draws the eye. Picking the palette before you build is what keeps a build from looking like a random mix.
How does the generator choose blocks?
Every block's colour is the average of its side texture, read from the game files. The generator puts those colours in OKLab, a colour space where equal distances look equally different, then looks for blocks one and two steps lighter and darker than yours, one close neighbour, and an accent across the colour wheel. Grey blocks get a wood-coloured accent, since grey has no opposite.
Why are leaves and stained glass never suggested?
Their texture colour lies. Leaves and grass are grey in the game files and get their green from the biome when they render, and stained glass is see-through, so its colour depends on what is behind it. Glazed terracotta is left out too, because its average colour says nothing about its pattern.
How do I build with a palette?
Copy the block IDs, or open the palette in the Wall Pattern Generator to see it mixed across a wall and get a WorldEdit pattern, a schematic or fill commands. For a quick random mix with WorldEdit, select an area and run //set with the copied pattern.