# Gallery stone — palette recipe

## The idea

- White walls, grey stone floors and charcoal labels: a neutral frame that steps aside so photographs and products carry all the colour.
- Mood: calm, serious

## Use it for

- Photography and art portfolios
- Shops where the products are colourful
- Architecture and interior studios

## Avoid it when

- There are few images to bring colour
- The page needs a strong, recognisable colour of its own

## Colours

- Limewash (background): #f4f4f2
- Gallery wall (surface): #ffffff
- Charcoal (text): #1c1c1b
- Stone grey (muted): #5b5b58
- Graphite (accent): #3a3a37
- Plinth edge (border): #d6d6d2

## Accessible pairs

- Charcoal on Gallery wall — 17.1:1 (AA)
- Gallery wall on Charcoal — 17.1:1 (AA)
- Charcoal on Limewash — 15.5:1 (AA)
- Limewash on Charcoal — 15.5:1 (AA)
- Charcoal on Plinth edge — 11.7:1 (AA)
- Plinth edge on Charcoal — 11.7:1 (AA)
- Gallery wall on Graphite — 11.4:1 (AA)
- Graphite on Gallery wall — 11.4:1 (AA)
- Graphite on Limewash — 10.4:1 (AA)
- Limewash on Graphite — 10.4:1 (AA)
- Graphite on Plinth edge — 7.8:1 (AA)
- Plinth edge on Graphite — 7.8:1 (AA)
- Gallery wall on Stone grey — 6.8:1 (AA)
- Stone grey on Gallery wall — 6.8:1 (AA)
- Limewash on Stone grey — 6.2:1 (AA)
- Stone grey on Limewash — 6.2:1 (AA)
- Plinth edge on Stone grey — 4.7:1 (AA)
- Stone grey on Plinth edge — 4.7:1 (AA)

## Principles

- Limewash and gallery wall together cover about 90% of the page; images supply the colour
- Charcoal for all headings and body text, stone grey for captions and secondary details
- Graphite is the accent: solid buttons and active states, under 5% of the page
- Add no extra hue; if one is needed, borrow it from the main image
- Use plinth edge for hairline rules and image frames