La Jolla / United States

Salk Institute

Year 1965Louis Kahn

Salk Institute courtyard — Wikimedia Commons / Salk Institute page image

Visual gene

A concrete courtyard where material restraint turns ocean light into a precise spatial color system.

01

Kahn Concrete

康氏混凝土

HEX: #B9B1A3
RGB: 185 177 163
HSL: 38 14% 68%
OKLCH: 0.74 0.03 75
Source: poured concrete wall
Mood: quiet / monumental / dry

02

Teak Warmth

柚木暖

HEX: #8A5D38
RGB: 138 93 56
HSL: 27 42% 38%
OKLCH: 0.48 0.08 55
Source: teak window panels
Mood: warm / human / craft

03

Pacific Line

太平洋线

HEX: #7EA9B4
RGB: 126 169 180
HSL: 192 27% 60%
OKLCH: 0.69 0.05 210
Source: ocean horizon
Mood: clear / calm / spatial

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CSS palette variables

--aca-salk-institute-1: #B9B1A3;
--aca-salk-institute-2: #8A5D38;
--aca-salk-institute-3: #7EA9B4;

Brutalist Architecture Color Atlas