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Gustave Boulanger Palette 3

Soft Apricot
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Apricot Soft warm orange - peach-adjacent, the color of ripe stone fruit.
Gustave Boulanger Palette 3 - Soft Apricot

Color Composition

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Colors
#D5BB8B
23.50%
#D8F5CF
20.80%
#6A5A3D
13.20%
#4A2615
8.10%
#27120B
6.70%
#A18968
6.10%
#CD8A39
5.70%
#72381A
5.60%
#A55C25
5.30%
#89A5A4
4.90%

Palette Analysis

Gustave Boulanger is strongly light-biased - shadow is suggested rather than declared. Gustave Boulanger tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. At 5.7%, #CD8A39 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The value range spans 73 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 3 of Gustave Boulanger's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • art galleries
  • creative studios
  • consumer goods
  • lifestyle media
  • professional services

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