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Retro world clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A retro world clock widget shows the time in three cities side by side. Warm 1970s color: mustard, rust and brown with rounded type. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Retro world clock widget design preview: Warm 1970s color: mustard, rust and brown with rounded type. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a retro world clock widget shows

A world clock widget is for anyone with family, friends or colleagues in another time zone. Three cities in columns, each with its time and a day hint, answer "is it too late to call?" at a glance.

Each clock layer in WidgetCraft can use its own time zone, chosen by city. It is free, works offline and needs no permission; daylight saving is handled automatically.

How the retro style shapes it

Retro widgets use the palette of 1970s posters and record sleeves: mustard, burnt orange, brown and cream, with curved stripes and chunky rounded lettering.

Numbers: Set numbers thick and brown, with an orange stripe underneath.
Text: Use a chunky rounded face or a script for the title and plain sans for details.

Retro world clock widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F3E3C3, corner radius 20
Text	city names, size 12, color #8A6E55
Clock × 3	format HH:mm, Pacifico, size 35, color #3E2A1F, each set to its own time zone
Text	offset such as "+9 h", size 12, color #8A6E55
Shapes	two vertical dividers in #8A6E55 at 35% opacity, and a short #D9622B rule under your home city
Font	Pacifico (import the font file), or the built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Retro color palette

Cream #F3E3C3Background
Sand #E8CF9FSurface and tracks
Chocolate #3E2A1FText
Walnut #8A6E55Labels
Burnt orange #D9622BAccent

How to make a retro world clock widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F3E3C3 and the corner radius to 20.
Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to Pacifico, the size to 35 and the color to #3E2A1F.
Duplicate the clock twice and space the three about 112 apart. Open each copy's details, choose Time zone and pick its city.
Add a Text label above each clock with the city name at size 12 in #8A6E55, and the offset below it.
Add thin Shape dividers between the columns and a short rule in #D9622B under your own city.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for retro world clock widgets

Use cream instead of white and brown instead of black.
Stack two or three stripes as decoration.
Three cities fit a 4 × 2 widget; four make the numbers too small.
Add the day offset, such as "+1 day", when a city is already tomorrow.
Put your own city first so the others read relative to it.
Do not use cool blues or greys.
Do not use thin modern type.

Questions about the retro world clock widget

What size is a retro world clock widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Cream (#F3E3C3) for the background, Chocolate (#3E2A1F) for the main text, Walnut (#8A6E55) for labels and Burnt orange (#D9622B) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. World clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the retro styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for vintage world clock widget, 70s world clock widget, retro aesthetic world clock widget. They describe the same look as this retro world clock widget.

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