A material study / 061
Kashmir Sapphire
Cornflower blue, pashmina & walnut.
September’s birthstone, sampled from Kashmir, whose rare sapphires set the standard for blue: a velvety cornflower stone, undyed pashmina, carved walnut and a red-gold chinar leaf.
01 / The palette
Six colors, one atmosphere.
Screen colors are authored interpretations. Material photographs show surface character; they are not calibrated color samples.
02 / Play with the composition
A velvety blue with warm wood.
Let soft cornflower limewash take the walls, then warm it with carved walnut and undyed pashmina. Keep the deepest sapphire blue to one velvet cushion or a glass, and a chinar red-gold to a single leaf, frame or box.
Palette proportions / Total 100%
Starting points
The finish, shadow depth and palette proportions respond to your settings. The room image is a fixed interpretation.
Surface finish: Luminous · Shadow depth: 35% · Pashmina: 30%; River Stone: 12%; Chinar Leaf: 8%; Silver Bowl: 10%; Carved Walnut: 20%; Kashmir Sapphire: 20%
03 / Translate
From a room to an interface.
The interface
Objects, rooms & materials
A velvety blue with warm wood.
September’s birthstone, sampled from Kashmir, whose rare sapphires set the standard for blue: a velvety cornflower stone, undyed pashmina, carved walnut and a red-gold chinar leaf.
The same palette. Different roles.
Use this palette.
A suggested interface use of the study’s paper and accent. Supporting ink is added for legibility; original palette values stay intact.
#C3B4A3Supporting ink #171615Accent #3A5196Inspect application CSS
/* Sourced from Chromologium (https://chromologium.com/studies/kashmir-sapphire) */
/* Suggested application roles; original palette preserved separately. */
:root {
--study-surface: #C3B4A3;
--study-ink: #171615;
--study-accent: #3A5196;
--study-accent-ink: #ffffff;
--study-original-1: #C3B4A3; /* Pashmina */
--study-original-2: #B0AEA5; /* River Stone */
--study-original-3: #994E31; /* Chinar Leaf */
--study-original-4: #685F55; /* Silver Bowl */
--study-original-5: #4A342A; /* Carved Walnut */
--study-original-6: #3A5196; /* Kashmir Sapphire */
}
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Materials
The ingredients.
An imagined setting.
A contemporary interpretation,
with references kept beside the study.
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Sources & interpretation
An imagined bedroom and specimen tray inspired by Kashmir. Stone facts are from GIA; the room is not a record of a real place, and the colours were sampled from the generated specimen drawer. This study makes no claims about healing or other properties of the stone.
The palette follows the authored material references in this collection. Room, object and material imagery were created for this study. These are imagined settings, with no affiliation to the fictional interface brands.
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