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Bart van der Leck Master Palette

Muted Tawny
Muted Deliberately desaturated - chroma pulled toward gray, the restraint of tonal painting.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Bart van der Leck Master Palette - Muted Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#CFCECB
14.30%
#030B5D
14.30%
#E1C656
14.30%
#D5C7B1
14.30%
#7E6D5E
9.50%
#232322
9.50%
#405FAA
9.50%
#B94B3E
4.80%
#932511
4.80%
#0E1338
4.80%

Palette Analysis

Bart van der Leck sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Chroma is held at a comfortable level - distinct colours, but no single hue is allowed to overwhelm. #0E1338 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.8%). A value spread of 64 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Bart van der Leck arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.

Example use cases

  • publishing
  • corporate identity
  • consumer apps
  • hospitality
  • design agencies

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