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Arthur David McCormick Palette 1

Pale Parchment
Pale High-key and low-chroma - delicate, bleached, washed with light.
Parchment Aged warm neutral - the color of old manuscript parchment, tan and slightly yellowed.
Arthur David McCormick Palette 1 - Pale Parchment

Color Composition

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Colors
#DFDEDA
18.70%
#C1C1BE
18.70%
#46322C
9.70%
#9B908B
9.00%
#6A5F5C
8.60%
#211C1D
8.00%
#694631
7.80%
#987257
7.70%
#C6A682
6.70%
#7F9CAE
5.00%

Palette Analysis

Values in Arthur David McCormick rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. The highest-chroma note - #694631 - appears at just 7.8%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 67 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Arthur David McCormick's palette 1 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • exhibition design
  • foundation branding
  • estate management
  • art education
  • museums & galleries

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