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Henri Lebasque Palette 1

Pale Vellum
Pale High-key and low-chroma - delicate, bleached, washed with light.
Vellum Smooth pale tan - the color of prepared calf-skin vellum, warmer than parchment.
Henri Lebasque Palette 1 - Pale Vellum

Color Composition

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Colors
#C9C7D1
18.20%
#A9A1B5
14.20%
#6A7364
12.90%
#908D7B
12.20%
#727475
10.70%
#50595A
10.70%
#343A47
9.10%
#7B6682
4.90%
#E8E097
4.00%
#DAD2BB
3.20%

Palette Analysis

Henri Lebasque occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Henri Lebasque 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. At 3.2%, #DAD2BB carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The value range spans 55 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Henri Lebasque's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

  • exhibition design
  • foundation branding
  • estate management
  • art education
  • museums & galleries

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