Photos more accurately depicting the color of Granite:
@Redfokker it’s a nice color, but not the color of Short Balding Guys
I would like to introduce my new Gannon Wanderer in granite beaver felt. The granite felt is a chameleon in its ability to pair with my attire. Excellent warmer felt color choice.
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I'm also fascinated and consistently amazed by the way background colors affect the way felt hats photograph with regards to color. The color of every hat I've purchased online has been something of a surprise when I've received the hat and was able to finally see the true color for myself. Photographing them has been a real learning experience, and has given me a greater measure of respect for professional photographers....Fascinating, at least to me! I'll stop, now.
I go between having fun and analysis paralysis, with a dash of mistaking some of the colors for others in the middle parts-- the latter of which points directly to your thought above, that any one of these is a great color.
Speaking of which, Granite and Natural have similar color values/saturation when viewed in small swatches-- I really like them both! if and when you have opportunity, I'd love to see your two hats together.
(Steel is the outlier; I love the color, and @Fourman110 just posted his beaut again, but I'm not sure I'm looking for something that dark... yet? Tho' I am mighty fond of my Carbon Homburg, for which I receive more compliments than any other of my hats combined. Of course.
Decisions.
~ S.
This it the photo of Eric’s granite where it seemed lighter and grayer:
Eric also mentioned that the color was something of a chameleon.
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Colour is such a fascinating and vexing issue. I have a complete set of Winchester felt swatches and ordered my Granite from the swatch. The finished product, once the felt was pounced seemed to bring the brown tones more forward and the hat appears to be much browner toned than the unpounced sample.Having a small(est) of Granite swatches here, and looking at both your pictures and @Short Balding Guy's, it looks the same color to me...?
So much depends on the light, the setting, the ribbon color against the felt in those different settings and light....
It also looks the same color as @moontheloon's, which looks different in every image in his post (some images removed so all the pictures would fit in this post)!
Stetson's Caribou has blue undertones (? -if subtly so), while the Winchester Granite undertones are brown. Akubra's grays (Moonstone, Cruiser, and Carbon) keen bluer still. I like 'em.
While a little disappointed that Winchester's beaver 'gray' is not similarly blue-hued-- I like the bluer grays very much-- I'm grateful that Michael gave me a heads up out of the box that Granite had brown undertones, and quickly sent me the felt sample that makes clear exactly what this means.
I'm still playing, and pondering.... The Granite sample is always second from the bottom:
Stetson Caribou backdrop, Whiskey, Pecan, Natural, Granite, and Steel felt swatches:
Akubra Cruiser Gray Backdrop:
Akubra Carbon Gray:
Stetson Silver Belly backdrop:
On Akubra's Moonstone...
Look how the Granite goes entirely Brown in the face of Navy blue!
... and this is all under the same (or at least a similar) set of lighting conditions, with the sun going in and out, etc.
Because everything suddenly looks more saturated, and almost accurate, betimes:
(Granite remains the second swatch from the bottom.)
Fascinating, at least to me! I'll stop, now.
~ S.
I go between having fun and analysis paralysis, with a dash of mistaking some of the colors for others in the middle parts-- the latter of which points directly to your thought above, that any one of these is a great color.
Speaking of which, Granite and Natural have similar color values/saturation when viewed in small swatches-- I really like them both! if and when you have opportunity, I'd love to see your two hats together.
(Steel is the outlier; I love the color, and @Fourman110 just posted his beaut again, but I'm not sure I'm looking for something that dark... yet? Tho' I am mighty fond of my Carbon Homburg, for which I receive more compliments than any other of my hats combined. Of course.
Decisions.
~ S.
I go between having fun and analysis paralysis, with a dash of mistaking some of the colors for others in the middle parts-- the latter of which points directly to your thought above, that any one of these is a great color.
Speaking of which, Granite and Natural have similar color values/saturation when viewed in small swatches-- I really like them both! if and when you have opportunity, I'd love to see your two hats together.
(Steel is the outlier; I love the color, and @Fourman110 just posted his beaut again, but I'm not sure I'm looking for something that dark... yet? Tho' I am mighty fond of my Carbon Homburg, for which I receive more compliments than any other of my hats combined. Of course.
Decisions.
~ S.
We need to have this printed on something like tee shirts or bumper stickers, and make them available to the members here.
Something like this? Of course approval to use art work would be needed etc.We need to have this printed on something like tee shirts or bumper stickers, and make them available to the members here.
