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Ustad Mansur Palette 4

Soft Calico
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
Ustad Mansur Palette 4 - Soft Calico

Color Composition

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Colors
#C1B289
22.40%
#D3C5AE
17.50%
#BA9B66
11.70%
#978465
9.60%
#835E2A
8.20%
#A97A4C
8.10%
#64603A
6.50%
#6B695D
5.50%
#3F3426
5.50%
#B2A798
4.90%

Palette Analysis

Ustad Mansur is high-key - luminous, open, and weighted toward light. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #64603A functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.5%). Value range is moderate at 50 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. 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 Ustad Mansur's full range of palettes, group 4 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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