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Jacques Villon Palette 5

Somber Ash
Somber Subdued and serious - low-key, low-chroma, emotionally weighted toward gravity.
Ash Mid cool-gray - the neutral residue of fire, between white and charcoal.
Jacques Villon Palette 5 - Somber Ash

Color Composition

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Colors
#1E1E24
27.70%
#484446
18.20%
#6A6B6E
17.00%
#919394
11.30%
#905951
5.30%
#92926F
5.10%
#D0CBCA
4.30%
#35506D
4.10%
#78A3C4
3.70%
#796438
3.20%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Jacques Villon is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. 27.7% of the palette belongs to #1E1E24, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. Only 4.1% is devoted to #35506D, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. At 61 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Jacques Villon's palette 5 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • publishing
  • corporate identity
  • consumer apps
  • hospitality
  • design agencies

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