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Archibald Thorburn Palette 7

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.
Archibald Thorburn Palette 7 - Penumbral Caramel

Color Composition

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Colors
#553E21
19.40%
#7B6734
18.30%
#7B4B2A
13.90%
#3B2F23
11.80%
#A29278
8.60%
#C7AA79
7.80%
#596340
6.70%
#595247
6.50%
#A8692C
5.90%
#324271
1.00%

Palette Analysis

Archibald Thorburn distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The most saturated colour, #C7AA79, is reserved to 7.8% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. Value range is moderate at 44 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. In the context of Archibald Thorburn'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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