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Charles Jacque Palette 4

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.
Charles Jacque Palette 4 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#3A332B
22.70%
#504333
16.00%
#291D11
12.40%
#4B3114
10.90%
#847D6F
10.50%
#6B5232
10.40%
#8F7857
7.10%
#86632E
4.90%
#C1AC84
2.70%
#B2934E
2.40%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Charles Jacque is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The most saturated colour, #86632E, is reserved to 4.9% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. At 51 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. This is palette 4 of Charles Jacque'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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