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Alfred Dehodencq Palette 3

Penumbral Caramel
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Caramel Warm mid-brown - the color of cooked sugar, smooth and amber-toned.
Alfred Dehodencq Palette 3 - Penumbral Caramel

Color Composition

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Colors
#5F4D33
22.30%
#8B6740
15.70%
#8A8254
11.80%
#7E664F
10.50%
#473121
9.40%
#6A3C23
8.20%
#BDA776
7.60%
#A69889
6.20%
#2D1F1A
5.80%
#DAD7D9
2.40%

Palette Analysis

Alfred Dehodencq distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Alfred Dehodencq carry the compositional weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The highest-chroma note - #BDA776 - appears at just 7.6%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 63 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. This is palette 3 of Alfred Dehodencq's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

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

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