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Symbolism Palette 11

Dimmed Sage
Dimmed Moderate shadow - values pulled toward mid-dark, as if a light source has been reduced.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Symbolism Palette 11 - Dimmed Sage

Color Composition

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Colors
#959296
18.70%
#736A7E
12.80%
#BBB6C2
12.30%
#8E8EAA
10.50%
#B5A293
10.20%
#6D7377
10.20%
#423B40
7.70%
#7B6557
6.30%
#DCD5CF
6.20%
#4E557B
5.20%

Palette Analysis

Symbolism sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. The artist keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #4E557B functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.2%). The value range of 52 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme.

Example use cases

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

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