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James Malton Palette 3

Shadowed Gamboge
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
James Malton Palette 3 - Shadowed Gamboge

Color Composition

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Colors
#130A08
19.30%
#CDA682
17.00%
#BB997A
11.90%
#77543B
10.60%
#A6866B
10.60%
#5F402D
8.90%
#906E54
8.70%
#311C10
7.90%
#A67E56
3.60%
#EDE1DA
1.20%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of James Malton is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #EDE1DA functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (1.2%). At 76 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. This is palette 3 of James Malton'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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