A material study / 058
Muzo Emerald
Emerald lacquer, black shale & terracotta.
May’s birthstone, sampled from the Muzo emerald district of Boyacá, Colombia: vivid green stone in black shale with white calcite, gold leaf, coffee and terracotta.
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
Green that holds the whole room.
Emerald can take the walls when everything around it is warm and dark: terracotta floors, black stone, coffee-brown wood and a little gold leaf. Keep the cut-emerald green for one velvet sofa or a glass lamp so the room has a brightest point.
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% · White Calcite: 25%; Terracotta: 15%; Gold Leaf: 8%; Muzo Emerald: 12%; Emerald Crystal: 25%; Black Shale: 15%
03 / Translate
From a room to an interface.
The interface
Objects, rooms & materials
Green that holds the whole room.
May’s birthstone, sampled from the Muzo emerald district of Boyacá, Colombia: vivid green stone in black shale with white calcite, gold leaf, coffee and terracotta.
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.
#E1DEDASupporting ink #171615Accent #087247Inspect application CSS
/* Sourced from Chromologium (https://chromologium.com/studies/muzo-emerald) */
/* Suggested application roles; original palette preserved separately. */
:root {
--study-surface: #E1DEDA;
--study-ink: #171615;
--study-accent: #087247;
--study-accent-ink: #ffffff;
--study-original-1: #E1DEDA; /* White Calcite */
--study-original-2: #C37244; /* Terracotta */
--study-original-3: #B99A63; /* Gold Leaf */
--study-original-4: #087247; /* Muzo Emerald */
--study-original-5: #387053; /* Emerald Crystal */
--study-original-6: #3D3D40; /* Black Shale */
}
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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 colonial living room and specimen tray inspired by the Muzo district. 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.
The controls explore screen composition, not physical pigment recipes or material measurements. Image rights · Image permissions