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Color · Warm color

Parchment

Yellowed beige evoking ancient parchment and manuscripts.

Color conversions

Meaning & usage

Parchment is the color of written knowledge and preserved memory. Its warm and slightly yellowed tint carries within it centuries of writing, calligraphy and transmission of knowledge through time.

Synonyms & nuances

parcheminbeige parcheminparchmentantique white

Shades (darker)

Tints (lighter)

Tones (desaturated)

Design system scale (50→950)

Harmonies

Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-comp.
Tetradic

Thread & yarn equivalents

Average ΔE :7 (Excellent)
#F1E9D2
DMC ECRU
Ecru
ΔE 7

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