Warmth and creativity carry the palette from Oxidised Copper outward, with the remaining swatches arranged around that rather than competing with it. Weathered Concrete and Sky Reflection are close enough in hue and lightness that most people will read them as one colour, which makes them a pair to separate rather than two choices to spend. Oxidised Copper and Asphalt sit on opposite sides of the temperature line, which is the tension the palette runs on and the pair to hold apart.
Asphalt a dusty or steel blue, trust read as quiet reliability rather than corporate polish.
Plate Glass a dusty or steel blue, trust read as quiet reliability rather than corporate polish.
Oxidised Copper signals warmth, approachability, and creative energy, friendlier than red, louder than yellow.
Weathered Concrete a burnt or terracotta orange, warmth read through a rustic, sun-worn filter.
Sky Reflection a peach or apricot tint, all the friendliness of orange with none of the volume.
Camera-level detail rebuilt by hand: reflections, chrome and ordinary daylight painted with the gesture taken out
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