Polished river stones on black: color palette
A mid-toned image anchored by forest dusk (48%), with khaki dust as the light (16%) and terracotta red as the charge (32%). The clearest relationship is value: forest dusk sits far darker than oyster white, so the light reads bright.
Forest dusk, terracotta red and khaki dust
Black covers 64% of this image. The shares below describe the colors only.
- Anchor: Forest dusk #2D291E, 48%. Forest dusk is the darkest group, about 48% of the colors, across most of the image. It sits close to neutral, so the hue in this palette comes from the lighter roles. It sits far darker than oyster white, a strong value range that makes the light read bright.
- Energy: Terracotta red #AE4A2F, 32%. Terracotta red has the highest chroma in this palette, about 32% of the colors, near the center. It shares the temperature of the rest of the palette, so its force comes from chroma. At about 32% it holds a broad share of the image, smaller than the Anchor.
- Atmosphere: Khaki dust #BC9872, 16%. Khaki dust is the lighter quiet group, about 16% of the colors, along the left side. It still carries muted chroma, so the light reads tinted. It gives the eye relief between the stronger roles.
- Anomaly: Oyster white #DED3CC, 4%. Oyster white shares a hue family with the rest of the palette and stands apart in value, lighter than every other role, about 4% of the colors, along the left side. In images with one or two hue families, Iris looks for this kind of outlier.
Forest dusk, the Anchor, is the largest group at about 48% of the colors.
Against the framework starting point of 55, 20, 20 and 5, the colors give the Energy 12 points more.
Iris measures the colors in your image and gives you the palette in proportion. Your photo stays on your device.
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