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Francois Morellon La Cave Palette 1

Soft Vellum
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Vellum Smooth pale tan - the color of prepared calf-skin vellum, warmer than parchment.
Francois Morellon La Cave Palette 1 - Soft Vellum

Color Composition

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Colors
#6D7369
15.40%
#82897E
15.40%
#99A096
13.30%
#D9DFDB
10.50%
#585D56
10.30%
#B0B7AE
9.70%
#C6CDC6
9.30%
#EBF0ED
7.70%
#434945
5.90%
#2B3032
2.50%

Palette Analysis

Francois Morellon La Cave is high-key - luminous, open, and weighted toward light. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. #EBF0ED at 7.7% is both the most chromatic and one of the largest colours in the palette - chroma as mass rather than as highlight. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 64 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Francois Morellon La Cave'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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