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Francis Gruber Palette 5

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Francis Gruber Palette 5 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#13161C
19.60%
#8C8775
12.30%
#403429
12.20%
#242626
11.20%
#5B5C2A
10.10%
#684E2D
9.00%
#5D5748
8.20%
#A1723A
7.50%
#BFB494
7.20%
#8D2420
2.80%

Palette Analysis

Francis Gruber sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The most saturated colour, #A1723A, is reserved to 7.5% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 57 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. In the context of Francis Gruber's full range of palettes, group 5 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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