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David Bates Palette 2

Veiled Tawny
Veiled Partially obscured light - mid-dark with a hazy, scrim-filtered quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
David Bates Palette 2 - Veiled Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#AFAFAB
19.60%
#2E251C
12.90%
#C9C1B9
12.70%
#554B3A
10.00%
#63492F
9.40%
#6F6B42
8.80%
#B7A788
7.70%
#8F806C
6.70%
#947149
6.60%
#DFD9CA
5.60%

Palette Analysis

Values in David Bates rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. David Bates keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #947149 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.6%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 62 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. This is palette 2 of David Bates's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • exhibition design
  • foundation branding
  • estate management
  • art education
  • museums & galleries

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