ACA

Beijing / China

CCTV Headquarters

Year 2012OMA / Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren
CCTV Headquarters in Beijing
Wikimedia Commons / CCTV Headquarters page image

Visual gene

A folded loop of towers and cantilevered bridge where structure becomes the silhouette.

01

Beijing Steel

北京钢

HEX
#747E80
RGB
116 126 128
HSL
190 5% 48%
OKLCH
0.58 0.01 205
Source
steel exoskeleton
Mood
structural / cool / dense
02

Haze Blue

霾蓝

HEX
#9AAFB6
RGB
154 175 182
HSL
195 16% 66%
OKLCH
0.73 0.03 215
Source
Beijing sky
Mood
muted / urban / soft
03

Loop Shadow

环影

HEX
#242C2B
RGB
36 44 43
HSL
173 10% 16%
OKLCH
0.29 0.01 185
Source
cantilever shadow
Mood
deep / graphic / architectural

Export

CSS palette variables

--aca-cctv-headquarters-1: #747E80;
--aca-cctv-headquarters-2: #9AAFB6;
--aca-cctv-headquarters-3: #242C2B;
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