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Boris Kustodiev Palette 20

Penumbral Tawny
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Boris Kustodiev Palette 20 - Penumbral Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#2E2A29
25.90%
#6C4E3D
19.30%
#464C42
11.50%
#9A7F71
10.10%
#647A64
7.50%
#B9C9BE
6.50%
#314826
5.80%
#827544
5.40%
#B8AA85
5.40%
#4C6826
2.50%

Palette Analysis

Boris Kustodiev distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #2E2A29 claims 25.9% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. The highest-chroma note - #827544 - appears at just 5.4%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. At 53 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. This is palette 20 of Boris Kustodiev's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • music labels
  • luxury hospitality
  • editorial photography
  • leather goods
  • premium streaming

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