Color one

Rich black

#010203

Color two

Umber

#635147

Rich black (#010203) and Umber (#635147) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Francisco Goya, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Gabriel Metsu and the Romanticism tradition. Painters typically deployed rich black at an average of 32% of the canvas, with umber at 10%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Raisin black (#242124), Old burgundy (#43302E), and Khaki (#C3B091).

Artworks Featuring Rich black & Umber

France Embraces Bohemia palette card
France Embraces Bohemia
Alphonse Mucha · 1918
Evening reverie (nocturnal slumber) palette card
Evening reverie (nocturnal slumber)
Alphonse Mucha · 1898
Sanctuary of Hercules palette card
Sanctuary of Hercules
Arnold Böcklin · 1880
Autumn palette card
Autumn
Giuseppe Arcimboldo · 1572
Paesaggio Costiero palette card
Paesaggio Costiero
Alfred William Finch · 1892
Chapel of Saint Joseph, Saint Tropez palette card
Chapel of Saint Joseph, Saint Tropez
Henri Matisse · 1904

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Rich black & Umber

6 master palettes where Rich black and Umber appear together most prominently.

Francisco Goya Palette 10 - Nocturnal Bister

Francisco Goya

35.2% Rich black · 10.9% Umber

Giovanni Battista Moroni Palette 1 - Shadowed Parchment

Giovanni Battista Moroni

29.2% Rich black · 11.8% Umber

Gabriel Metsu Palette 2 - Nocturnal Sienna

Gabriel Metsu

42.5% Rich black · 6.9% Umber

Juriaen van Streeck Palette 4 - Nocturnal Bister

Juriaen van Streeck

24.9% Rich black · 11.1% Umber

Fra Bartolomeo Palette 3 - Shadowed Bister

Fra Bartolomeo

25.2% Rich black · 10.7% Umber

John Hoppner Palette 8 - Nocturnal Bister

John Hoppner

32.6% Rich black · 8.0% Umber

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