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Ernst Stuckelberg Palette 2

Shadowed Ash
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Ash Mid cool-gray - the neutral residue of fire, between white and charcoal.
Ernst Stuckelberg Palette 2 - Shadowed Ash

Color Composition

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Colors
#17171A
16.20%
#2C2A28
15.00%
#806C50
12.10%
#423B30
11.60%
#4F6788
10.70%
#5E4833
9.20%
#B29870
7.90%
#748AA5
7.40%
#A3B0BB
6.90%
#8E5631
2.90%

Palette Analysis

Ernst Stuckelberg sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Ernst Stuckelberg builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The most saturated colour, #5E4833, is reserved to 9.2% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The value range of 54 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 2 of Ernst Stuckelberg's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

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

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