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Guido Reni Palette 12

Obsidian Sienna
Obsidian Glassy near-black - deep dark with a subtle sheen, like volcanic glass.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Guido Reni Palette 12 - Obsidian Sienna

Color Composition

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Colors
#191510
57.20%
#2D1F16
15.20%
#3B3122
6.10%
#5D4E36
4.20%
#56321F
3.90%
#B99259
3.80%
#DECB9B
3.30%
#8D5B33
2.80%
#857654
2.70%
#606B70
1.10%

Palette Analysis

Darkness anchors Guido Reni; light is rationed, creating dramatic contrast rather than open air. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #191510 at 57.2% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. #8D5B33 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.8%). 65 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Together these qualities place Guido Reni firmly in the tonal tradition - concerned with mood and atmosphere rather than chromatic display. This is palette 12 of Guido Reni's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

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

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