← Back to Fritz Zuber-Buhler Palettes

Fritz Zuber-Buhler Palette 2

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.
Fritz Zuber-Buhler Palette 2 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

✦ Edit in generator
Colors
#3E3F30
18.60%
#63633F
14.50%
#4E4E31
14.50%
#533D21
11.10%
#342C1B
11.00%
#2B2621
9.10%
#807C57
7.00%
#81753C
5.80%
#C4B48F
4.50%
#A98F65
4.00%

Palette Analysis

Fritz Zuber-Buhler keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. 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 saturated accent, #81753C, registers at 5.8% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range of 50 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 2 of Fritz Zuber-Buhler's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

I Love This!

Use This Palette
Copy, export, or download for your project
Copy:
Download:
Share: