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Franklin Dullin Briscoe Palette 5

Penumbral Tawny
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Franklin Dullin Briscoe Palette 5 - Penumbral Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#1C1A18
15.60%
#605A49
15.30%
#3B362C
13.10%
#A78347
12.00%
#A89C7D
10.80%
#867E67
9.60%
#CBA159
7.50%
#CDBA8A
6.40%
#6E4819
5.00%
#7E663C
4.60%

Palette Analysis

Franklin Dullin Briscoe distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. The saturated accent, #A78347, registers at 12.0% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range spans 57 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 5 of Franklin Dullin Briscoe'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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