Lacquer Screen, a art deco colour palette of 6 swatches
Art deco

Lacquer Screen

Reach for this when a piece should look inlaid rather than printed: monograms, gilded borders, spirits labels, anything built from a few precise shapes.

CategoryArt deco
Colours6, one ink, one paper, one accent
Ink on paper16.54:1, AAA
AccentGilt Leaf, 8.18:1 on ink
Temperaturewarm
Colour visionclosest pair 5.24 deltaE, red and green
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 6 colours

Lacquer Black is the ink and Cream Silk is the paper, which is the pair every measurement on this page is taken between. Gilt Leaf is the accent, so it is the one that should appear least.

  1. Lacquer Black#0b0a09 Ink
  2. Deep Jade#14483c Base
  3. Jade Inlay#2f7f68 Base
  4. Smoke Silk#8a8578 Support
  5. Cream Silk#f3ead7 Paper
  6. Gilt Leaf#c9a227 Accent

#0b0a09 #14483c #2f7f68 #8a8578 #f3ead7 #c9a227

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