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Harald Sohlberg Palette 4

Muted Vellum
Muted Deliberately desaturated - chroma pulled toward gray, the restraint of tonal painting.
Vellum Smooth pale tan - the color of prepared calf-skin vellum, warmer than parchment.
Harald Sohlberg Palette 4 - Muted Vellum

Color Composition

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Colors
#524D4C
21.90%
#DADADC
19.90%
#87889D
14.30%
#2B3D1F
8.10%
#343566
8.00%
#785C3C
7.40%
#1C1925
6.80%
#C3B08C
5.90%
#E1C248
5.20%
#832516
2.50%

Palette Analysis

Harald Sohlberg occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Harald Sohlberg tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The saturated accent, #785C3C, registers at 7.4% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. A value spread of 67 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Harald Sohlberg's palette 4 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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