ROUND 5 — Background Color Exploration

Current site palette plus three extremely subtle desaturation steps. The goal is to test softness without losing clarity or identity.

SITE PALETTE
Option 1
very slight softening
Option 2
slightly softer
Option 3
softest test
Bio
#F7F1EA
#F6F1EC
#F6F2ED
#F6F2EF
Television
#D1E5DA
#D3E3DB
#D5E2DC
#D7E1DD
Feature
#F5D1C8
#F3D2CB
#F1D3CE
#EFD4D1
Produced
#DEE8F3
#E0E8F1
#E2E8EF
#E4E8ED
Prose
#F4D9D9
#F2DADA
#F0DBDB
#EEDCDC

ROUND 4 — Background Color Exploration

Baseline plus three very restrained desaturation steps. The goal here is not to change the personality of the palette, only to see whether a slight softening improves the overall balance.

Baseline
Option 1
very slightly less saturated
Option 2
slightly softer again
Option 3
softest test
Bio
#F8F1E8
#F7F1EA
#F7F2EB
#F7F2ED
Television
#CFE7D8
#D1E5DA
#D3E4DB
#D5E3DC
Feature
#F7D0C4
#F5D1C8
#F3D2CC
#F1D3D0
Produced
#DEE8F3
#E0E8F1
#E2E8EF
#E4E8ED
Prose
#F6D8D8
#F4D9D9
#F2DADA
#F0DBDB

ROUND 3 — Background Color Exploration

Column 1 is your current baseline. The next three columns explore lighter versions, with the lower swatch in each column also pulling saturation back slightly. This should help you judge whether the palette wants more air, less chroma, or both.

Baseline Current
Option 1 Top: lighter
Bottom: lighter + slightly less saturated
Option 2 Top: lighter again
Bottom: lighter + a bit softer
Option 3 Top: lightest test
Bottom: lightest + softest
Bio
Baseline#F6EEE4
Lighter#F8F1E8
Lighter + less sat#F8F2EB
Lighter#FAF4ED
Lighter + less sat#FAF5F0
Lighter#FBF6F1
Lighter + less sat#FCF7F3
Television
Baseline#C2E3CF
Lighter#CAE8D5
Lighter + less sat#CFE7D8
Lighter#D3ECDB
Lighter + less sat#D7EBDD
Lighter#DCF0E2
Lighter + less sat#DFEFE3
Feature
Baseline#F8C7B6
Lighter#F9CEBF
Lighter + less sat#F7D0C4
Lighter#FAD5C8
Lighter + less sat#F7D7CE
Lighter#FBDDD2
Lighter + less sat#F8DED8
Produced
Baseline#DEE8F3
Lighter#E4EDF6
Lighter + less sat#E6EDF4
Lighter#EAF1F8
Lighter + less sat#EBF1F6
Lighter#F0F4FA
Lighter + less sat#F0F4F8
Prose
Baseline#F6D8D8
Lighter#F7DEDE
Lighter + less sat#F5DFDF
Lighter#F8E4E4
Lighter + less sat#F6E5E5
Lighter#FAEAEA
Lighter + less sat#F8EBEB

ROUND 2 — Background Color Exploration

Current plus Option C, with two new lighter / more balanced directions. D and E specifically reduce the visual weight of Television and Feature.

Current
Option C
Option D
Option E
Bio
#F2E9DD
#FBF7F2
#FCF8F4
#FDF9F6
Television
#9FBFAE
#AAD3BD
#B6DBC6
#C2E3CF
Feature
#E7A086
#F3B199
#F6BCA8
#F8C7B6
Produced
#C7D4E2
#D8E3F0
#DEE8F3
#E4EDF6
Prose
#E6B7B9
#F2CACB
#F4D1D2
#F6D8D8

ROUND 1 — Background Color Exploration

Each row starts with your current color, then moves toward “slightly more saturated + slightly more washed out.”

Current
Option A
Option B
Option C
Bio
#F2E9DD
#F6EEE4
#F9F3EB
#FBF7F2
Television
#9FBFAE
#A2C6B3
#A6CDB8
#AAD3BD
Feature
#E7A086
#EBA58C
#EFAB92
#F3B199
Produced
#C7D4E2
#CCD9E7
#D2DEEC
#D8E3F0
Prose
#E6B7B9
#EABDBF
#EEC3C5
#F2CACB