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Charles Giraud Palette 4

Shadowed Parchment
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Parchment Aged warm neutral - the color of old manuscript parchment, tan and slightly yellowed.
Charles Giraud Palette 4 - Shadowed Parchment

Color Composition

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Colors
#F3F3F3
36.30%
#100A06
32.70%
#231106
13.40%
#371907
6.10%
#3F0802
2.90%
#5E2A0B
2.60%
#6F4E28
2.10%
#A57F49
1.90%
#C9BEAA
1.30%
#4D5959
0.80%

Palette Analysis

Charles Giraud occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. At 36.3%, #F3F3F3 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. #5E2A0B functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.6%). A value spread of 81 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. In the context of Charles Giraud's full range of palettes, group 4 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • ceramics & pottery
  • boutique hospitality
  • menswear
  • heritage food brands
  • craft & artisan brands

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