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Clovis Trouille Palette 1

Somber Bister
Somber Subdued and serious - low-key, low-chroma, emotionally weighted toward gravity.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Clovis Trouille Palette 1 - Somber Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#422235
29.70%
#1D2234
14.90%
#304159
11.70%
#3F5C73
9.80%
#A45E6A
9.60%
#567C91
6.80%
#CC8B8B
6.80%
#6E4262
6.50%
#E5B5A6
3.00%
#A49265
1.00%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Clovis Trouille is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The dominant colour, #422235, takes 29.7% of the total area, establishing the overall mood before any other hue is introduced. At 6.8%, #CC8B8B carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 55 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. In the context of Clovis Trouille's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • design agencies
  • product brands
  • e-commerce
  • editorial sites
  • publishing

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