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Elias Van Nijmegen Palette 1

Nocturnal Bister
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Elias Van Nijmegen Palette 1 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1A1517
17.30%
#4A3527
17.20%
#2B1B16
16.80%
#372E2A
10.10%
#633523
10.10%
#715638
8.40%
#AD9A80
6.60%
#A8774A
5.00%
#D7C8AA
4.70%
#9D502A
3.70%

Palette Analysis

Elias Van Nijmegen sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Elias Van Nijmegen deploys as the palette's primary energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 5.0% is devoted to #A8774A, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 64 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Elias Van Nijmegen's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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