A material study / 060
Zabargad Peridot
Olive green, coral sand & olive wood.
August’s birthstone, sampled from Zabargad, the Red Sea island where peridot was mined in antiquity: olive-green crystals in grey-green rock, pale coral sand, olive wood and dates.
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
Olive green in bright sun.
Peridot’s yellow-green looks best in strong light. Paint the cabinets olive, keep the stone counters pale like coral sand and use olive wood for shelves. Peridot green itself belongs on glass, ceramics or a single lamp, and a date-brown makes the darkest note.
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% · Coral Sand: 35%; Peridot: 10%; Olive Wood: 15%; Peridotite: 20%; Brass Dish: 10%; Red Sea Date: 10%
03 / Translate
From a room to an interface.
The interface
Objects, rooms & materials
Olive green in bright sun.
August’s birthstone, sampled from Zabargad, the Red Sea island where peridot was mined in antiquity: olive-green crystals in grey-green rock, pale coral sand, olive wood and dates.
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.
#C4A98CSupporting ink #171615Accent #63663DInspect application CSS
/* Sourced from Chromologium (https://chromologium.com/studies/zabargad-peridot) */
/* Suggested application roles; original palette preserved separately. */
:root {
--study-surface: #C4A98C;
--study-ink: #171615;
--study-accent: #63663D;
--study-accent-ink: #ffffff;
--study-original-1: #C4A98C; /* Coral Sand */
--study-original-2: #889430; /* Peridot */
--study-original-3: #955D35; /* Olive Wood */
--study-original-4: #63663D; /* Peridotite */
--study-original-5: #6F5A38; /* Brass Dish */
--study-original-6: #491913; /* Red Sea Date */
}
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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 kitchen and specimen tray inspired by Zabargad. 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