Huevember 2026: 30 color prompts and a hue of the day tool
Last Updated on 5 October, 2026 by Armored Pencil
Huevember 2026 runs from 1 to 30 November. Every day gets one hue from the Huevember color wheel, and your drawing only has to follow one rule: the hue of the day is the main color people see. Below you’ll find all 30 hues with hex codes, a prompt idea for each day, a hue-of-the-day tool and a printable checklist.
New to the challenge? Pick any medium, any subject and any size. A five-minute sketch counts just as much as a finished painting.
Hue of the day tool
The tool opens on today’s hue during November. Pick any other day from the menu, click a hex code to copy it, and generate a subject if you’re stuck on what to draw.
Day 1: Electric yellow
The Huevember 2026 color list
These are the 30 hues of the Huevember color wheel, in order. The hex codes are ours, sampled from the wheel so you can drop them straight into your painting app. The prompt ideas are our own suggestions and are not part of the official challenge, so swap them for anything you like.
| Day | Swatch | Hex | Hue | Prompt idea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #EBFF00 | Electric yellow | A street lamp that keeps a whole alley awake | |
| 2 | #E9F100 | Soft lemon | A beekeeper checking the first frame of honey | |
| 3 | #EFD800 | Golden yellow | A dragon curled around one gold coin | |
| 4 | #EDB200 | Amber | Late-afternoon light through a kitchen window | |
| 5 | #F09200 | Tangerine | A fox caught mid-leap over a fence | |
| 6 | #EA7B00 | Pumpkin orange | A market stall piled high with squash | |
| 7 | #E06100 | Deep orange | A blacksmith pulling metal from the forge | |
| 8 | #ED3500 | Scarlet | A knight’s cloak snapping in the wind | |
| 9 | #E3000B | True red | A red umbrella in a crowd of grey ones | |
| 10 | #EB0055 | Hot pink | A cat sprawled on a pink armchair | |
| 11 | #EB0087 | Bright magenta | A jellyfish that only lives in dreams | |
| 12 | #BB008B | Deep fuchsia | A fortune teller’s tent at dusk | |
| 13 | #93028D | Royal purple | A crown left behind on an empty throne | |
| 14 | #74048E | Violet | A witch sorting potions by colour | |
| 15 | #620089 | Grape | A bowl of plums and a silver spoon | |
| 16 | #47008A | Deep indigo | A lighthouse keeper’s last night shift | |
| 17 | #2900CA | Cobalt | A diver looking up at a whale | |
| 18 | #0937FE | True blue | A self-portrait lit only by a phone screen | |
| 19 | #2475FC | Azure | A kite stuck in the top of a tree | |
| 20 | #4A98FA | Sky blue | A quiet lake the morning after rain | |
| 21 | #14B3FF | Cyan | A robot repairing itself in a neon alley | |
| 22 | #00D9DE | Aqua | A coral reef seen from a glass-bottom boat | |
| 23 | #00D09F | Seafoam | A sea turtle resting on the sand | |
| 24 | #01AE6C | Jade | An old apothecary full of drying herbs | |
| 25 | #04DA3E | Bright green | A frog on a lily pad in the middle of a storm | |
| 26 | #2BFF0E | Neon green | A glowing mushroom forest | |
| 27 | #67FF11 | Lime | A skateboarder in a lime-green hoodie | |
| 28 | #9DFF10 | Chartreuse | A parrot arguing with a pigeon | |
| 29 | #BCFE08 | Fresh yellow-green | A seedling pushing through a cracked pavement | |
| 30 | #DBF903 | Soft lime | A picnic blanket at the end of a long day |
How to join Huevember 2026
- Look up the hue for the day in the list or the tool above.
- Make anything you like, in any medium. Other colors are fine, as long as the day’s hue stays the main color.
- Post it with #huevember and #huevember2026, and add the day number (for example “Day 6”) so people can follow along.
- Missed a day? Skip it or catch up later. Nobody is checking.
Huevember was started in 2014 by Matthieu Daures, then an animation student at Gobelins in Paris. The same 30-hue wheel has been used ever since, which is why this year’s hues match the ones on our Huevember 2025 page.
Tips for getting through 30 hues
Set up your swatches before 1 November. Save all 30 hex codes as a palette in Procreate, Krita or Photoshop, or mix a strip of paint for each week. You’ll spend your drawing time drawing.
Use value to carry the drawing. Bright yellows and greens are very light, while indigo and violet are very dark. Squint at your piece or switch it to greyscale to check the lights and shadows still read.
Let the hue shift in the shadows. A single flat color looks dull fast. Push the shadows slightly cooler and the lights slightly warmer while keeping the day’s hue in charge.
Keep a small format. A 10 by 10 cm square or a sketchbook page is plenty. Consistency teaches you more about color than one big piece does.
Pair it with a subject theme. Some artists draw only portraits, creatures or one original character for the whole month. If you want to practise figures at the same time, combine it with Posevember 2026.
Huevember 2026 FAQ
Quick answers to what people ask most before the challenge starts. Click a question to open it.
What is Huevember?
Huevember is a daily color challenge that runs through November. Each day has one hue from a 30-color wheel, and you make a piece where that hue is the main color. Matthieu Daures started it in 2014, and artists have taken part every year since.
When does Huevember 2026 start and end?
It runs from Sunday 1 November to Monday 30 November 2026. The wheel has 30 hues, so there’s one for every day.
Is there an official Huevember 2026 prompt list?
No. The official challenge is only the color wheel, and it stays the same every year. The subject ideas in our table and the prompts in the tool are our own suggestions, so use them or ignore them.
Can I use other colors besides the hue of the day?
Yes. Use as many colors as you like, as long as the hue of the day is the main color people notice. Supporting colors, neutrals and a small accent are all fine.
Can I do Huevember with traditional media?
Yes. Markers, colored pencils, gouache, watercolor and acrylics all work. Matching the hex codes exactly doesn’t matter; get as close as your paints or pens allow.
Do I have to post every day?
No. Post when it suits you, skip days or catch up later. Many artists share one grid of all 30 pieces at the end of the month.
Which hashtags should I use?
Use #huevember and #huevember2026, and add the day number, for example “Day 12 · Deep fuchsia”. That helps others find your piece for the same hue.
Featured artwork
Featured image: artwork from Huevember 22 by Jim Elston, used with the artist’s permission. See the full Huevember series on ArtStation.
More art prompts
Want a random idea for the other 11 months? Try our drawing prompt generator, or look back at the November 2024 prompts and the October prompt list.
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