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Edward Robert Hughes Palette 7

Penumbral Sienna
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Edward Robert Hughes Palette 7 - Penumbral Sienna

Color Composition

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Colors
#2B2E2C
19.20%
#1C1714
17.70%
#977B5A
11.20%
#4A4635
9.40%
#686766
9.00%
#414648
9.00%
#492F21
8.30%
#7B553D
8.10%
#D1BA9F
4.50%
#9A9591
3.60%

Palette Analysis

Edward Robert Hughes keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The saturated accent, #7B553D, registers at 8.1% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 59 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Edward Robert Hughes's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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