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Carl Gustav Carus Palette 2

Brooding Mist
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Mist Pale cool gray - the atmospheric color of morning mist over water.
Carl Gustav Carus Palette 2 - Brooding Mist

Color Composition

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Colors
#161D1C
25.60%
#2D3328
15.30%
#A7C9D2
10.60%
#CCDCD2
9.70%
#465145
9.30%
#8098A4
7.10%
#86BBDB
6.50%
#728165
5.50%
#351E14
5.50%
#57502E
4.90%

Palette Analysis

Values in Carl Gustav Carus rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Carl Gustav Carus tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. At 25.6%, #161D1C functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. The highest-chroma note - #351E14 - appears at just 5.5%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. At 66 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Carl Gustav Carus's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • publishing
  • corporate identity
  • consumer apps
  • hospitality
  • design agencies

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