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August Malmstrom Palette 4

Shadowed Terracotta
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Terracotta Fired clay red-orange - the color of unglazed earthenware pottery.
August Malmstrom Palette 4 - Shadowed Terracotta

Color Composition

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Colors
#48372A
24.00%
#352A22
19.80%
#5C3928
13.00%
#7A4929
10.80%
#5E4A32
10.10%
#A4672D
6.50%
#D29C4F
5.20%
#9F7E48
4.90%
#9E3D23
3.50%
#EDC887
2.30%

Palette Analysis

Values in August Malmstrom rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. At 5.2%, #D29C4F carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. A value spread of 56 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. August Malmstrom's palette 4 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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