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Alexandre Calame Palette 2

Penumbral Ash
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Ash Mid cool-gray - the neutral residue of fire, between white and charcoal.
Alexandre Calame Palette 2 - Penumbral Ash

Color Composition

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Colors
#2D2D2A
16.30%
#49463E
13.70%
#14120D
11.90%
#BDC8CB
10.80%
#6D757C
10.20%
#9DA9B8
10.20%
#2D2718
9.40%
#605740
7.90%
#C4A78C
5.50%
#89795A
4.10%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Alexandre Calame is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The saturated accent, #89795A, registers at 4.1% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. A value spread of 65 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Alexandre Calame's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • theater design
  • jewelry brands
  • tobacco-adjacent retail
  • event branding
  • film & entertainment

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