Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Pale spring bud (#ECEBBD) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Homer Watson, Mikhail Lebedev, and Cimabue and the Realism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 36% of the canvas, with pale spring bud at 8%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Dark brown (#654321), Smoky black (#100C08), and Drab dark brown (#4A412A).