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Carl Holsøe Palette 6

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Carl Holsøe Palette 6 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#30271B
19.90%
#3C3737
15.00%
#5E4E2C
12.90%
#7F714D
12.50%
#43331F
12.20%
#59503F
11.20%
#8D5B25
6.10%
#ABA38B
4.20%
#A19355
4.10%
#E4CE7A
1.80%

Palette Analysis

Carl Holsøe sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Carl Holsøe balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #8D5B25 delivers the chromatic peak at only 6.1% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 57 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. This is palette 6 of Carl Holsøe's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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