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Analytical Realism Palette 10

Nocturnal Bister
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Analytical Realism Palette 10 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#272225
33.50%
#43302A
16.00%
#7E694F
9.00%
#5C4931
8.90%
#673D2E
8.10%
#3F463E
8.10%
#A57144
4.90%
#BDA986
4.60%
#8B8984
3.80%
#9B4B34
3.20%

Palette Analysis

Analytical Realism sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues deployed as the palette's primary energy. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. A single dominant - #272225 at 33.5% - sets the character of the whole composition. #A57144 delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.9% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Value range is moderate at 48 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity.

Example use cases

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

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