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Hans Holbein the Younger Palette 9

Penumbral Tawny
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Hans Holbein the Younger Palette 9 - Penumbral Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#171413
27.10%
#ECE9DB
17.10%
#3A271F
12.50%
#623F2C
10.00%
#BFAE8B
7.00%
#645833
6.70%
#916938
6.50%
#333420
6.20%
#C9976A
5.40%
#AE8D32
1.50%

Palette Analysis

Hans Holbein the Younger keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Hans Holbein the Younger deploys as the palette's primary energy. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #171413 at 27.1% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. The highest-chroma note - #916938 - appears at just 6.5%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. A value spread of 74 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. In the context of Hans Holbein the Younger's full range of palettes, group 9 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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