Foundation Archive / Palette 001 / Kyoto
FOUNDATION PALETTE 001 · JAPAN
Kyoto Color Palette
Matcha Green
Bamboo Tan
Maple Red
Zen Sand
Palette #001 is an earthy, warm four-color direction built from Matcha Green, Bamboo Tan, Maple Red, and Zen Sand. Use it as a starting point for tactile packaging, hospitality, interiors, and material-led brand direction.
Culturally inspired visual reference. Not an official cultural, national, historical, or institutional color standard.
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Matcha Green
HEX #9AAE47
RGB 154, 174, 71
CMYK 30, 0, 55, 0
PANTONE PMS 366 C
Bamboo Tan
HEX #D9C3A1
RGB 217, 195, 161
CMYK 15, 20, 35, 0
PANTONE PMS 7500 C
Maple Red
HEX #A04C4C
RGB 160, 76, 76
CMYK 25, 75, 65, 15
PANTONE PMS 7608 C
Zen Sand
HEX #E7E4DF
RGB 231, 228, 223
CMYK 5, 4, 8, 0
PANTONE Cool Gray 1 C
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