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Fritz Zuber-Buhler Master Palette

Penumbral Gamboge
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Fritz Zuber-Buhler Master Palette - Penumbral Gamboge

Color Composition

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Colors
#683F23
15.00%
#B79F7F
15.00%
#1E1C15
12.50%
#6B6A3A
12.50%
#342917
12.50%
#41442C
10.00%
#8B6E4F
7.50%
#BA7E42
5.00%
#662426
5.00%
#DCD3BF
5.00%

Palette Analysis

Values in Fritz Zuber-Buhler rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. Only 5.0% is devoted to #662426, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 64 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. The palette is recognisably Fritz Zuber-Buhler's own: particular in its temperature, chroma, and the economy of its brightest note.

Example use cases

  • music labels
  • luxury hospitality
  • editorial photography
  • leather goods
  • premium streaming

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