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Francesco Solimena Palette 5

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.
Francesco Solimena Palette 5 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1E1614
18.80%
#38231B
17.20%
#45392E
12.80%
#593223
11.50%
#64594C
10.80%
#7D5A3B
8.70%
#8E8573
6.40%
#AF8B62
6.30%
#DEC6A0
5.10%
#99412D
2.20%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Francesco Solimena is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm hues command this palette; Francesco Solimena favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The saturated accent, #DEC6A0, registers at 5.1% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range spans 63 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. This is palette 5 of Francesco Solimena'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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