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Richard Friese Palette 3

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Richard Friese Palette 3 - Soft Sage

Color Composition

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Colors
#A7A79D
19.20%
#B5B7B4
17.50%
#959183
14.10%
#C6C7BA
13.40%
#76725D
10.10%
#797B79
7.60%
#5C5B59
6.20%
#35353A
5.50%
#55463A
4.40%
#725332
1.90%

Palette Analysis

Light floods Richard Friese; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. Only 1.9% is devoted to #725332, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 50 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. In the context of Richard Friese's full range of palettes, group 3 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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