Mourning Black sets the weight of the palette in boldness and unconventionality, and Aged Ivory is the swatch that breaks rank: a single orange that stops the set reading as one note. Mourning Black to Aged Ivory spans 84 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Dark Garnet leads a set that runs warm the whole way through, so any relief will have to come from lightness rather than from hue.
Mourning Black a deep berry or plum-magenta, intensity matured into richness.
Dark Garnet a deep mauve-pink, warmth given some real weight.
Dusty Plum a dusty rose, tenderness without sweetness.
Faded Lilac a dusty orchid, boldness softened into something more wearable.
Aged Ivory a peach or apricot tint, all the friendliness of orange with none of the volume.
Dark romanticism with ornate details, dramatic shadows, and Victorian undertones
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