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Edvard Munch Palette 15

Nocturnal Terracotta
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Terracotta Fired clay red-orange - the color of unglazed earthenware pottery.
Edvard Munch Palette 15 - Nocturnal Terracotta

Color Composition

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Colors
#0B0709
39.60%
#2E1513
11.40%
#4E271A
9.90%
#CF6A2D
7.20%
#742818
6.30%
#A33C1C
6.10%
#734927
6.00%
#B36E39
5.50%
#292419
5.10%
#DFAE74
2.90%

Palette Analysis

Edvard Munch is low-key throughout, a quality associated with Nocturnal Terracotta - deep shadows dominate the composition. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Edvard Munch carry the compositional weight. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. Edvard Munch gives 39.6% of the composition to a single #0B0709 - a decisive chromatic anchor. Only 6.1% is devoted to #A33C1C, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 64 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. This tonal restraint is characteristic of the Edvard Munch approach: colour serves light, not the reverse. In the context of Edvard Munch's full range of palettes, group 15 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • theater design
  • jewelry brands
  • tobacco-adjacent retail
  • event branding
  • film & entertainment

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