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Edward Matthew Ward Palette 2

Shadowed Terracotta
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Terracotta Fired clay red-orange - the color of unglazed earthenware pottery.
Edward Matthew Ward Palette 2 - Shadowed Terracotta

Color Composition

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Colors
#5E3B25
21.40%
#7D4420
14.00%
#1A1B2A
12.60%
#422A26
10.50%
#3C3D2C
9.10%
#555931
8.50%
#76662A
8.10%
#A54E16
7.70%
#B9A561
4.10%
#A97730
4.00%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Edward Matthew Ward its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. At 4.0%, #A97730 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The value range of 49 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. This is palette 2 of Edward Matthew Ward's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

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

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