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Giovanni Costa Palette 7

Nocturnal Bister
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Giovanni Costa Palette 7 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#171617
21.70%
#2B312F
16.70%
#3C281D
14.00%
#6A422F
9.30%
#4F5245
8.60%
#915D38
8.20%
#998E79
7.70%
#AF8047
6.30%
#DFDDD9
5.10%
#7D2B1B
2.40%

Palette Analysis

Values in Giovanni Costa rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm hues command this palette; Giovanni Costa favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #7D2B1B delivers the chromatic peak at only 2.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 70 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Giovanni Costa's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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