Warmth and creativity carry the palette from Clay outward, with the remaining swatches arranged around that rather than competing with it. Weathered and Pale Sand 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. Pale Sand is the loudest thing in the set and every swatch beside it is warm too, which gives the palette no way to cool a page down and no colour to rest an eye on.
Dark Earth a dusty taupe-brown, quiet and unassuming.
Warm Taupe a dusty taupe-brown, quiet and unassuming.
Clay signals warmth, approachability, and creative energy, friendlier than red, louder than yellow.
Weathered a burnt or terracotta orange, warmth read through a rustic, sun-worn filter.
Pale Sand a peach or apricot tint, all the friendliness of orange with none of the volume.
Japanese beauty of imperfection: weathered surfaces, asymmetry, and organic decay
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