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Hugo Simberg Palette 7

Tenebrous Bister
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Hugo Simberg Palette 7 - Tenebrous Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#36432B
17.80%
#202E1D
15.90%
#604E36
12.60%
#160F10
12.20%
#B98933
10.50%
#3C2D25
9.90%
#0F1911
9.40%
#525931
6.30%
#677367
3.10%
#BEC4C4
2.20%

Palette Analysis

Hugo Simberg distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #0F1911 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (9.4%). 64 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Hugo Simberg's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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