Conversation Pit, a mid-century colour palette of 7 swatches
Mid-century

Conversation Pit

Deep and low: evening rooms, upholstery, editorial art that needs olive and burnt orange to sit together.

CategoryMid-century
Colours7, one ink, one paper, one accent
Ink on paper13.82:1, AAA
AccentSky Cushion, 5.8:1 on ink
Temperaturewarm
Colour visionclosest pair 3.2 deltaE, red and green
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 7 colours

Pit Shadow is the ink and Plaster Ceiling is the paper, which is the pair every measurement on this page is taken between. Sky Cushion is the accent, so it is the one that should appear least.

  1. Pit Shadow#1e1a12 Ink
  2. Loden Olive#4f5a2c Base
  3. Cocoa Shag#7a5238 Base
  4. Burnt Orange#c05a22 Base
  5. Rattan#c2a173 Support
  6. Plaster Ceiling#ece5d6 Paper
  7. Sky Cushion#6f9bb5 Accent

#1e1a12 #4f5a2c #7a5238 #c05a22 #c2a173 #ece5d6 #6f9bb5

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