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Henry Raeburn Palette 4

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.
Henry Raeburn Palette 4 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#121010
23.70%
#67554B
14.90%
#7B4B33
11.40%
#372B26
11.20%
#8E705B
10.10%
#5B3A2A
9.60%
#A56D4B
9.20%
#B49986
4.70%
#E4C194
3.30%
#D1C8C0
1.90%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Henry Raeburn its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warmth dominates - the palette of Henry Raeburn leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 3.3% is devoted to #E4C194, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 66 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. This is palette 4 of Henry Raeburn'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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