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Eugene Boudin Palette 19

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.
Eugene Boudin Palette 19 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#2B1D18
16.00%
#180F0F
15.90%
#3C2D20
14.20%
#826A4F
9.80%
#5A4C49
9.10%
#594C31
8.90%
#90857C
7.90%
#673E26
7.10%
#9F7947
5.90%
#C0AD8C
5.40%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Eugene Boudin its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warmth dominates - the palette of Eugene Boudin leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. The saturated accent, #C0AD8C, registers at 5.4% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The full value range is 58 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. Palette 19 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Eugene Boudin's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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