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Ernest Lawson Palette 2

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Ernest Lawson Palette 2 - Soft Sage

Color Composition

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Colors
#A4A8A2
15.20%
#919C8A
13.70%
#B1AA94
13.20%
#BDBBB1
10.80%
#8E908D
10.20%
#978777
9.50%
#696C68
8.20%
#7A8174
7.60%
#D1D5D7
6.70%
#4D5055
4.80%

Palette Analysis

Ernest Lawson works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #978777 delivers the chromatic peak at only 9.5% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 44 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Ernest Lawson's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • archival print
  • university identity
  • rare books
  • cultural institutions
  • nonprofit identity

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