MCMC (Mid-Century Modern Colors)
HG71 (House & Garden Colors 1971)
Blender PCOY (Pantone Color of the Year)Blender Add-ons That Assign a Custom Color to a Principled BSDF's Base Color.
Installation
Download the latest ZIPs from Releases.
Install them individually via Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install…
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Usage
PCOY creates a Panel named Pantone Color of the Year under 3D Viewport > Sidebar > MAT
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MCMC creates a Panel named Mid-Century Modern Colors under 3D Viewport > Sidebar > MAT
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HG71 creates a Panel named House & Garden 1971 under 3D Viewport > Sidebar > MAT
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Select an Object in your view, and click a button to assign that color to it.
Set the Rename Material
checkbox to True
to update the Material Name.
Caveats & Warnings
This add-on does one very specific thing:
It sets the Base Color of the Principled BSDF Shader node specifically named "Principled BSDF" -- which is created by default with all new Materials -- to a custom color. It also sets the Object's Viewport Display Color to the same color.
This add-on will only affect the Active Material of the Currently Selected Object.
The operation will fail if:
- No Object is selected
- The Active Object has no Material
- The Active Material does not include a Principled BSDF Shader named "Principled BSDF"
Notes
The PCOY colors can be too harsh and saturated for large objects, but some of them pop nicely when used for details. Or use them as a starting point, and tweak them into something better. Cut the saturation by 50-75% and see what you get.
I use Sand Dollar, 2020 Bleached Coral, and 2043 Dead Coral a lot. The Ugliest Color in the World is nice for for dirt, cracks, or crevices.
The MCMC and HG71 colors are rather nice just as they are. MCMC's blues, greens, reds, and browns are great starters for terrains.
Attributions
Pantone Color of the Year is sourced from the Pantone website.
Mid-Century Modern Colors is sourced from 7 Paint Colors That Nail the Midcentury Modern Look on Dwell.com.
House & Garden Colors 1971 is sourced from a scan of a vintage magazine cover found online.