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Portrait Palette 9

Veiled Parchment
Veiled Partially obscured light - mid-dark with a hazy, scrim-filtered quality.
Parchment Aged warm neutral - the color of old manuscript parchment, tan and slightly yellowed.
Portrait Palette 9 - Veiled Parchment

Color Composition

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Colors
#9E9587
16.70%
#B7B3AE
16.30%
#7B838B
12.10%
#DAD1C2
11.50%
#7A6F5D
10.70%
#575048
8.90%
#B49972
8.70%
#2C2423
5.80%
#4B4E5B
5.10%
#8D5742
4.30%

Palette Analysis

Values in portrait rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 11.5% is devoted to #DAD1C2, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range spans 59 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.

Example use cases

  • archival print
  • university identity
  • rare books
  • cultural institutions
  • nonprofit identity

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