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T. C. Steele Palette 3

Pale Ecru
Pale High-key and low-chroma - delicate, bleached, washed with light.
Ecru Unbleached linen - warm mid-neutral, slightly grayed, raw and natural.
T. C. Steele Palette 3 - Pale Ecru

Color Composition

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Colors
#EFE8D9
18.60%
#A46F51
10.50%
#665032
9.90%
#8B7776
9.80%
#342519
9.70%
#997D44
9.10%
#BCA99D
9.00%
#CAA676
8.70%
#CCC8D6
7.90%
#613630
6.70%

Palette Analysis

T. C. Steele occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The highest-chroma note - #997D44 - appears at just 9.1%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 65 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. This is palette 3 of T. C. Steele's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • ceramics & pottery
  • boutique hospitality
  • menswear
  • heritage food brands
  • craft & artisan brands

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