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Marianne North Palette 2

Soft Ivory
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Ivory Warm creamy white - the color of natural ivory, warmer than pure white.
Marianne North Palette 2 - Soft Ivory

Color Composition

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Colors
#BCB2A6
22.70%
#CBBEA3
17.50%
#A6AEB6
14.50%
#9D8D83
10.80%
#B29C6D
7.10%
#797278
7.00%
#6A7D73
6.90%
#80967D
6.20%
#4F584D
4.70%
#C4827D
2.70%

Palette Analysis

Marianne North is high-key - luminous, open, and weighted toward light. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. The highest-chroma note - #C4827D - appears at just 2.7%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. Spanning 36 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. In the context of Marianne North's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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