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Hans Hoffmann Palette 5

Nocturnal Terracotta
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Terracotta Fired clay red-orange - the color of unglazed earthenware pottery.
Hans Hoffmann Palette 5 - Nocturnal Terracotta

Color Composition

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Colors
#170A03
16.70%
#794C1F
12.50%
#5A2E10
11.70%
#473514
10.90%
#695B2C
10.60%
#2A1D0A
10.20%
#391808
10.20%
#A36A33
8.20%
#9E7A54
4.80%
#76220F
4.30%

Palette Analysis

Values in Hans Hoffmann rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Chroma is moderate: colours carry enough saturation to be read as colour, but the palette stops well short of garish intensity. Only 10.2% is devoted to #391808, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 45 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. In the context of Hans Hoffmann's full range of palettes, group 5 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • music labels
  • luxury hospitality
  • editorial photography
  • leather goods
  • premium streaming

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