Mediterranean Architecture

Sun-logic of whitewash, thick walls, and shaded courtyard

This is one of several color interpretations commonly associated with Mediterranean Architecture.

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Hex Reference
#2B5FA8Aegean Deep
#D4884ATerracotta
#E8C89AWarm Stone
#FFFFFFWhitewash
#0C2040Aegean Night
Color Psychology

Aegean Deep sets the weight of the palette in trust and stability, and Whitewash is the swatch that breaks rank: a single white that stops the set reading as one note. Aegean Night to Whitewash spans 85 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Terracotta and Aegean Deep sit on opposite sides of the temperature line, which is the tension the palette runs on and the pair to hold apart.

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Aegean Deep#2B5FA8

Aegean Deep is the most trusted color in color psychology: competence, stability, calm, used constantly by institutions that need to be believed.

Terracotta#D4884A

Terracotta signals warmth, approachability, and creative energy, friendlier than red, louder than yellow.

Warm Stone#E8C89A

Warm Stone a citrus-bright orange: enthusiasm, playfulness, an unmistakable call to attention.

Whitewash#FFFFFF

Whitewash reads as purity and openness, the color of empty space, clarity, and things left deliberately unresolved.

Aegean Night#0C2040

Aegean Night a deep navy or midnight blue, trust deepened into authority and gravity.

The Aesthetic

The sun-logic of three thousand years - Cycladic cubes on volcanic caldera, Moroccan riad courtyard cooling, and the Alhambra's geometric water gardens as the mathematical definition of paradise: thick walls, deep shadow, water at the center.

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Santorini
Cycladic white: lime-washed cube against Aegean blue
Courtyard
Orange tree and tiled fountain: cool shade inside thick walls
Riad
Moroccan interior: zellige tile and carved plaster under open sky
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About This Palette
What colors are in the Mediterranean Architecture color palette?

5 colors, calibrated to work as one system.

The swatches

  1. Aegean Deep: #2B5FA8
  2. Terracotta: #D4884A
  3. Warm Stone: #E8C89A
  4. Whitewash: #FFFFFF
  5. Aegean Night: #0C2040
What mood does the Mediterranean Architecture color palette convey?

Sun-logic of whitewash, thick walls, and shaded courtyard

How do I use the Mediterranean Architecture color palette?

Best applied to

  1. Luxury hospitality and resort brands in Spain, Italy, Greece, and Morocco
  2. Food, wine, and culinary brands from the Mediterranean region
  3. Residential developers in Mediterranean-climate markets - California, Spain, Portugal
What are the hex codes for the Mediterranean Architecture palette?

Hex codes

  1. #2B5FA8
  2. #D4884A
  3. #E8C89A
  4. #FFFFFF
  5. #0C2040

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