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Alfred Wallis Palette 11

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.
Alfred Wallis Palette 11 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#222122
21.30%
#555247
18.00%
#36352E
17.50%
#637636
9.30%
#777366
8.00%
#4C5D31
7.50%
#756745
7.00%
#A48858
4.20%
#513F2B
3.60%
#A49D8E
3.60%

Palette Analysis

Alfred Wallis distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Alfred Wallis builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. At 7.5%, #4C5D31 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 45 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 11 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Alfred Wallis's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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