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The Three-Object Color Café

Build an imaginary café's color palette from three nearby things.

A lavender notebook, teal scrunchie, and coral clothespin inspire matching color swatches and a hand-drawn café in a sketchbook on a sunlit wooden table.

Time: 5–15 minutes

Choose lightweight, non-fragile objects already within reach. They will go back when your café closes.

What you need

Try this idea

  1. Choose three objects whose colors you enjoy together and place them side by side.
  2. Imagine a café using those colors. Decide which is the main color and which is a small accent.
  3. Name the café and invent one peculiar menu item, then return the objects when you are ready.

A smaller version

Use two objects, or just notice their colors without moving them.

A good place to stop

Your café has three colors, a name, and one menu item.

Make it work for you

Avoid lifting anything awkward. You can select objects by sight and keep them in place.

Another way in

Make the palette for a bookshop or a moon hotel.

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