Family Reunion Shirt Colors: Ideas for Color-Coding Every Branch

Shirt colors are one of the most searched parts of reunion planning, and for good reason. Color is what makes the group photo look planned from across the park, and it can quietly show who belongs to which branch of the family.

Here's how to color-code a family, six palettes that work, which colors exist in which sizes (the detail that's easy to miss), and a sample plan you can copy.

Three ways to use color

One color for everyone

The simplest approach: everyone in the same color and design. It photographs as one big group and it's the easiest to organize. Pick a bright color if the reunion is outdoors.

One color per branch

The classic for big families. Start with the oldest generation, usually a set of siblings, and give each sibling's branch its own color: their children, grandchildren and spouses all wear it. In the group photo, the branches line up like a living family tree, and at the reunion anyone can see at a glance who belongs to whom.

One color per generation

Great-grandparents in white, grandparents in navy, parents in red, grandkids in orange. It's a lovely way to show the generations, and it makes a striking photo when everyone lines up by age.

Which colors exist in every size

Here's the detail that's easy to miss. Our reunion designs come in several styles, and each style has its own color list:

So:

• Colors that exist in both the tee and the long sleeve