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Aleksandra Ekster Palette 7

Shadowed Bister
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Aleksandra Ekster Palette 7 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#232225
32.00%
#55516C
13.10%
#4A3830
11.20%
#B4AFBA
8.90%
#7C4335
7.50%
#876D48
6.90%
#C0A682
6.60%
#AF3D31
6.40%
#B79051
5.40%
#CE9234
2.10%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Aleksandra Ekster its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Aleksandra Ekster builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. At 32.0%, #232225 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. The saturated accent, #CE9234, registers at 2.1% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. Value range is moderate at 51 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Aleksandra Ekster's full range of palettes, group 7 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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