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Grant Wood Palette 8

Shadowed Caramel
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Caramel Warm mid-brown - the color of cooked sugar, smooth and amber-toned.
Grant Wood Palette 8 - Shadowed Caramel

Color Composition

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Colors
#895837
17.70%
#AF7746
13.90%
#7B3D20
11.60%
#67422E
11.50%
#3B2018
11.40%
#552817
10.20%
#A1592B
9.40%
#1B0E0A
6.60%
#CFA77C
4.90%
#917B7A
3.10%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Grant Wood is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Grant Wood carry the compositional weight. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. Only 4.9% is devoted to #CFA77C, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. At 57 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Grant Wood's palette 8 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

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

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