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Capriccio Palette 10

Shadowed Bister
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Capriccio Palette 10 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#211714
17.30%
#382617
16.00%
#69533B
14.10%
#543B20
13.00%
#514037
12.90%
#836A42
8.80%
#847D6B
8.00%
#AB8A4A
3.90%
#BFB18D
3.50%
#AEB3B6
2.40%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give capriccio its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 3.9% is devoted to #AB8A4A, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 54 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme.

Example use cases

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

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