color palette

Dick Bruna used only a limted variety of colours: red, orange, yellow, blue, green and black. He occasionally used brown and grey, and used orange even more rarely.

It’s unlikely to find purple in his books, because Dick doesn’t like the color!

Dick Bruna’s books are printed in unique hues, made specially by him. For example, because Dick Bruna liked his red to be warmer than the average color, he often mixed in some orange.

He didn’t want his yellow to be too cold, so he mixed in some red to make it warmer. That’s what makes his tones so unique and recognisable for his readers!