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Karl Heilmayer Palette 1

Soft Tawny
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Karl Heilmayer Palette 1 - Soft Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#E4CAA1
14.50%
#ECDBB9
14.30%
#2E2723
14.20%
#513D30
13.00%
#CAB799
11.70%
#7B5D46
8.20%
#A88564
7.30%
#ABA69A
7.20%
#E1AE7E
5.70%
#653C24
4.00%

Palette Analysis

Karl Heilmayer distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The most saturated colour, #653C24, is reserved to 4.0% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. 62 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. This is palette 1 of Karl Heilmayer's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • ceramics & pottery
  • boutique hospitality
  • menswear
  • heritage food brands
  • craft & artisan brands

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