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Francis Day Palette 4

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.
Francis Day Palette 4 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1E1818
15.80%
#2D1910
13.40%
#59493B
11.60%
#766758
11.50%
#4E2C1B
9.90%
#A58671
8.80%
#362822
8.50%
#7F4B31
8.20%
#363B2F
6.90%
#C4A78A
5.50%

Palette Analysis

Values in Francis Day rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Francis Day orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. At 5.5%, #C4A78A carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The value range of 53 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. In the context of Francis Day's full range of palettes, group 4 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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