Morocco · Marinid onward (13th c.–)
الزليج
Zellij · Zellige Tiles
Hand-cut geometric tile mosaics of medersas and fountains, with slight irregularities prized as signatures of the craft.
In Practice
The palette, applied.
Three mock compositions built only from the colors above — a designer’s proof that cultural palettes translate into production surfaces.
Editorial · Poster
Cream Ground grounds the field while Terracotta Accent carries the display voice — a pairing built for titling weight.
Product · Packaging
Terracotta Accent takes the front face; Islamic Green returns as a narrow band — a tested retail hierarchy.
Digital · Interface
Cream Ground canvas, Manganese Line type, Terracotta Accent call-to-action — WCAG-legible contrast without leaving the palette.
Give your design a meaningful narrative — not just a color, but the reason it belongs.
The colors
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أزرق الزليج
Azraq al-Zellij · Cobalt Zellige
Classic cobalt tile glaze used at Bou Inania and Attarine medersas.
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أخضر إسلامي
Akhdar Islami · Islamic Green
Sacred green of Islamic tilework framing prayer niches.
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بيج
Beige · Cream Ground
Cream-tile background against which geometric stars radiate.
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طيني أحمر
Tini Ahmar · Terracotta Accent
Brick-red accent tiles echoing the clay beneath the glaze.
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خط المنغنيز
Khatt al-Manghaniz · Manganese Line
Black manganese outline separating colored zellige tesserae.