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Gunnar Berndtson Palette 3

Shadowed Bister
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Gunnar Berndtson Palette 3 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#36251B
21.40%
#221F1C
17.50%
#4F3822
10.10%
#662F1D
8.60%
#968158
8.20%
#A7997F
7.50%
#C8B98E
7.50%
#223D52
7.00%
#7A6145
6.60%
#5E584E
5.60%

Palette Analysis

Gunnar Berndtson sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #223D52 delivers the chromatic peak at only 7.0% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The value range spans 55 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. This is palette 3 of Gunnar Berndtson'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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