August Ahlborn Palette 1
Soft Celadon
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Celadon Pale gray-green - the color of Song dynasty celadon glaze, cool and mineral.
Palette Analysis
August Ahlborn keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 11.8%, #C8E1E7 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The full value range is 62 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of August Ahlborn's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.
Example use cases
- publishing
- corporate identity
- consumer apps
- hospitality
- design agencies
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