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Paolo Anesi Palette 5

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.
Paolo Anesi Palette 5 - Muted Vellum

Color Composition

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Colors
#DEE3EC
14.60%
#1B1515
12.90%
#534A3B
11.80%
#C8D3E7
11.60%
#443621
9.30%
#30241B
9.10%
#6A5937
8.60%
#756B5A
7.80%
#A6A9B5
7.70%
#9D8F7E
6.70%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Paolo Anesi its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. The most saturated colour, #6A5937, is reserved to 8.6% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The full value range is 71 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Paolo Anesi's full range of palettes, group 5 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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