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Thorsten Waenerberg Palette 1

Soft Vellum
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Vellum Smooth pale tan - the color of prepared calf-skin vellum, warmer than parchment.
Thorsten Waenerberg Palette 1 - Soft Vellum

Color Composition

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Colors
#AAB0B5
19.70%
#D3D5D0
15.90%
#BEBEB5
15.80%
#282828
10.80%
#4A5056
7.70%
#85909B
7.30%
#2F291B
6.10%
#959288
6.00%
#4E462B
5.50%
#7D7051
5.10%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Thorsten Waenerberg its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The saturated accent, #7D7051, registers at 5.1% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 59 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 1 of Thorsten Waenerberg's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • exhibition design
  • foundation branding
  • estate management
  • art education
  • museums & galleries

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