# Palette: earthy-dusty

Muted desaturated earth tones — dusty pink, sage green, faded terracotta, muted ochre. Calm, sophisticated, refined-minimal — Morandi-adjacent. Used for lifestyle / interior design / wellness / mindfulness / slow living / contemporary minimal brand decks where understatement is the visual signal.

> This file describes **color behavior**, not HEX values. earthy-dusty tells the model how to apply the deck's HEX values **at reduced saturation** — every color appears slightly desaturated, even when the HEX itself is more vivid.

## 1. Compatible renderings

| Rendering | Notes |
|---|---|
| ✓✓ watercolor | Watercolor's muted material aligns naturally |
| ✓✓ editorial | Magazine restraint pairs well with muted discipline |
| ✓✓ corporate-photo | Photography graded toward dusty / Morandi palette (lifestyle, interior, wellness) |
| ✓✓ flat | Muted flat geometric blocks |
| ✓✓ vector-illustration | Dusty vector restraint |
| ✓ paper-cut | Muted paper craft |
| ✓ warm-scene | Warm scene with dusted grading |
| ✗ tech-neon / vivid-launch / pixel-art / digital-dashboard | Wrong temperament — those rely on saturation |
| ✗ chalkboard | Wrong material |

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## 2. Fewshot prompt snippets

**Snippet A — applied to an editorial lifestyle spread**

> [...rendering paragraph...] Color behavior is earthy-dusty Morandi-adjacent: every color appears desaturated 30% from its source HEX. Secondary muted oat `#E8E0D5` carries the upper 60% of the canvas as calm field. Primary muted dusty terracotta `#C9A38C` (desaturated translation of the deck's primary) forms a confident block across the lower 30%. Accent muted sage `#A8B5A0` appears as one thin horizontal line near the meeting point and one small dusty dot in the upper right (totaling about 10%). No vivid color anywhere. Refined, contemplative. [...container guidance...]