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Carnelian

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Carnelian (#B31B1B) is a mid-tone warm shade that appears across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Alexej von Jawlensky, and Giacomo Balla and the Socialist Realism tradition. Master painters paired it most often with Fulvous (#E48400), Lemon curry (#CCA01D), and Eerie black (#1B1B1B). The combination forms a sun-bleached, daylight chord, reads as a unified warm palette, with the pair colors held at a similar value to the source.

Artworks Featuring This Color

Red and Yellow palette card
Red and Yellow
Alexander Rodchenko · 1918
Portrait with Pink and Blue Face palette card
Portrait with Pink and Blue Face
Henri Matisse · 1936
Still Life with Oysters palette card
Still Life with Oysters
Henri Matisse · 1940
Woman in a Purple Coat palette card
Woman in a Purple Coat
Henri Matisse · 1937
Anfitrite palette card
Anfitrite
Henri Matisse · 1947
Woman with a Flower palette card
Woman with a Flower
Paul Gauguin · 1891

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Carnelian

6 palettes where Carnelian appears prominently — one per artist.

Socialist Realism Palette 6 - Shadowed Rust

Socialist Realism

24.5% Carnelian

Cloisonnism Palette 6 - Muted Vermillion

Cloisonnism

23.7% Carnelian

Precisionism Palette 7 - Muted Rust

Precisionism

22.3% Carnelian

Alexej von Jawlensky Palette 7 - Shadowed Caramel

Alexej von Jawlensky

18.4% Carnelian

abstract Palette 33 - Shadowed Rust

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18.0% Carnelian

Giacomo Balla Palette 6 - Muted Tawny

Giacomo Balla

16.8% Carnelian

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