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Achille Glisenti Palette 5

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Achille Glisenti Palette 5 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#3B3425
18.10%
#585020
15.20%
#6B5941
13.90%
#221D19
13.70%
#9F835F
11.70%
#DEDDCB
6.50%
#553723
6.20%
#6E7565
5.50%
#854620
4.60%
#D1AC6B
4.50%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Achille Glisenti its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #D1AC6B delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.5% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 65 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of Achille Glisenti's full range of palettes, group 5 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • theater design
  • jewelry brands
  • tobacco-adjacent retail
  • event branding
  • film & entertainment

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