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Georges de la Tour Palette 3

Nocturnal Umber
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Umber Dark earthy brown - raw or burnt umber, a foundational old-master earth pigment.
Georges de la Tour Palette 3 - Nocturnal Umber

Color Composition

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Colors
#301F20
41.30%
#35271D
22.60%
#4A2221
9.20%
#5F3721
6.90%
#8F4E2E
4.50%
#BE5D1B
3.90%
#BDA272
3.40%
#943429
3.10%
#B67246
2.80%
#ECE094
2.40%

Palette Analysis

Georges de la Tour distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. Georges de la Tour gives 41.3% of the composition to a single #301F20 - a decisive chromatic anchor. #ECE094 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.4%). The value range spans 64 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. Palette 3 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Georges de la Tour's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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