An 8-colour palette extracted from the Roman mosaic Orpheus Charming the Animals (3rd century AD, Palermo Archaeological Museum). The mosaic depicts Orpheus — the mythological figure whose name and story this package honours — surrounded by animals, rendered in warm Mediterranean tesserae.
Format
A named character vector of 8 hex colour codes:
- sand
#CDB992— warm background tessera- vermillion
#B83E2C— Orpheus's robe; terracotta- olive
#6A7840— tree and vegetation- umber
#7C5432— animal fur and earth- bistre
#3C2212— shadows and outlines- ochre
#B07C3A— warm amber accent- slate
#6C8284— birds; dusty teal-grey- ivory
#EAD6AA— highlights and light tessera
Source
Mosaic: Orpheus Charming the Animals, Roman, 3rd century AD. Palermo Archaeological Museum. Image via Wikimedia Commons, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus.
Details
The palette is intentionally earthy and muted, reflecting the natural pigments of Roman mosaic work: sandy limestone backgrounds, terracotta robes, olive vegetation, warm umber fauna, and the distinctive slate-teal of the birds.
Examples
if (requireNamespace("scales", quietly = TRUE)) {
scales::show_col(palette_orpheus)
}
