MSX1 palette

The soft, slightly chalky MSX1 palette: great for friendly 8-bit character work. All 15 hex codes are listed below, free to copy or to save straight into your MagicPixel account.

MSX1 hex codes

Click any swatch to copy its hex value. The full set is free to use in MagicPixel, Aseprite, GIMP, Godot, Unity, or anywhere else you need it.

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