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Andrea Solario Palette 2

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.
Andrea Solario Palette 2 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#18150F
36.40%
#4B392A
24.30%
#38291F
15.20%
#7F4730
6.80%
#5D3526
5.80%
#7C5E4E
2.80%
#A46943
2.50%
#E4B97F
2.40%
#F3DAA8
2.00%
#C89460
2.00%

Palette Analysis

Andrea Solario is built on dark foundations, with values clustered toward shadow. Andrea Solario orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. A single dominant - #18150F at 36.4% - sets the character of the whole composition. The saturated accent, #E4B97F, registers at 2.4% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 70 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. This tonal restraint is characteristic of the Andrea Solario approach: colour serves light, not the reverse. Andrea Solario's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

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

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