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Francis Day Palette 1

Shadowed Tawny
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Francis Day Palette 1 - Shadowed Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#5E5350
16.00%
#4A3F3C
15.00%
#7A4C39
11.30%
#86685F
11.30%
#61483D
10.60%
#88604D
9.80%
#A68969
8.20%
#B5A487
8.00%
#887A66
7.80%
#EBB182
2.10%

Palette Analysis

Francis Day sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Francis Day deploys as the palette's primary energy. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The most saturated colour, #88604D, is reserved to 9.8% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. 42 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. Francis Day's palette 1 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

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

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