Thermal Color Palettes for DaVinci Resolve

Patrick Gawron · June 1, 2025

Based on MickTheMechanic’s FLIR palettes → downsized to 10 colors for DaVinci Resolve compatibility.

IRONBOW - classic thermal camera look

#00000A #260087 #81009D #B50295 #D5236B
#E64616 #F26E01 #FDAB00 #FECF04 #FFFFF6

RAINBOW - full spectrum, high contrast

#0000FF #008DFF #00FFE3 #00FF55 #00FF00
#C4FF00 #FFAB00 #FF1E00 #FF0068 #FF00ED

ARCTIC - cold-to-hot, muted tones

#003C96 #3394C2 #6FB2B6 #A18A72 #D86432
#FA6432 #FA6438 #FA9B5E #FAD480 #FFF9D2

OUTDOOR_ALERT - grayscale + hot spot highlight

#F5F5F5 #9E9E9E #464646 #292929 #0A0A0A
#3C0A0A #A01616 #FF7900 #FFE59D #FFF9D2

BLACK_HOT - inverted thermal, hot = dark

#EBEBEB #CFCFCF #B0B0B0 #8F8F8F #6F6F6F
#4E4E4E #2C2C2C #0A0A0A #0A0A0A #0A0A0A

WHITE_HOT - standard thermal, hot = bright

#0A0A0A #1A1A1A #303030 #4D4D4D #606060
#727272 #858585 #9F9F9F #B2B2B2 #EAEAEA

Lesson: ready-to-use thermal looks without IR footage - copy the hex stops into a Resolve gradient.