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London / United Kingdom

The Shard

Height 310mYear 2012Renzo Piano
Full view of The Shard from Southwark Bridge in London
Wikimedia Commons / The Shard from Southwark Bridge, 2017-05-27

Color analysis

A sharp glass spire that reads as a cut in London's grey sky and as a warm lantern at dusk.

Full view of The Shard from Southwark Bridge in London
Wikimedia Commons / The Shard from Southwark Bridge, 2017-05-271 / 3
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London Glass

伦敦玻璃

HEX
#9FB4BC
RGB
159 180 188
HSL
197 18% 68%
OKLCH
0.75 0.03 215
Source
glass facade
Mood
cool / urban / sharp
02

Thames Gray

泰晤士灰

HEX
#6E7471
RGB
110 116 113
HSL
150 3% 44%
OKLCH
0.55 0.01 170
Source
clouded skyline
Mood
muted / wet / city
03

Dusk Lantern

暮灯

HEX
#C58A43
RGB
197 138 67
HSL
33 53% 52%
OKLCH
0.65 0.10 70
Source
sunset interior glow
Mood
warm / evening / vertical

3D model

Inspect the building in 3D before comparing the palette.

A matching exterior model for checking the pyramidal glass shaft and river skyline profile.

Source
Sketchfab / mohamedhussien
License
CC Attribution
Commercial use
Allowed with attribution
Format
Downloadable Sketchfab model
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CSS palette variables

--aca-the-shard-1: #9FB4BC;
--aca-the-shard-2: #6E7471;
--aca-the-shard-3: #C58A43;
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