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Carlos Baca-Flor Master Palette

Tenebrous Bister
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Carlos Baca-Flor Master Palette - Tenebrous Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#3E3C33
21.00%
#2E2B24
18.80%
#1E1C16
12.70%
#392D1F
12.30%
#544D3C
10.70%
#706247
7.00%
#866F47
6.70%
#694B2D
4.30%
#9E6C3F
3.80%
#BC965D
2.80%

Palette Analysis

Carlos Baca-Flor distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #694B2D delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The value range of 47 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. The palette is a signature: Carlos Baca-Flor's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.

Example use cases

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

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