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Georges Lemmen Palette 7

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 Lemmen Palette 7 - Nocturnal Umber

Color Composition

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Colors
#1A1116
15.90%
#613126
15.40%
#3F2E2E
13.70%
#7E5B46
12.90%
#913C29
9.80%
#3C1A1E
9.30%
#5E5161
8.60%
#C09E7A
6.40%
#B46B2C
5.00%
#B8B2BA
3.00%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Georges Lemmen is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The saturated accent, #913C29, registers at 9.8% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. A value spread of 58 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. In the context of Georges Lemmen's full range of palettes, group 7 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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