Maynard Dixon Palette 2
Pale Ivory
Pale High-key and low-chroma - delicate, bleached, washed with light.
Ivory Warm creamy white - the color of natural ivory, warmer than pure white.
Palette Analysis
Maynard Dixon works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Warmth dominates - the palette of Maynard Dixon leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #77BDF0 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (1.9%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 59 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. In the context of Maynard Dixon's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.
Example use cases
- ceramics & pottery
- boutique hospitality
- menswear
- heritage food brands
- craft & artisan brands
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