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James Webb Palette 13

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.
James Webb Palette 13 - Tenebrous Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#231F0C
19.60%
#403618
16.90%
#393325
15.40%
#161308
11.70%
#BFBCA1
8.90%
#918F74
7.80%
#585337
7.80%
#666D5F
6.00%
#6D572A
3.70%
#987E3D
2.10%

Palette Analysis

The value structure of James Webb is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. At 2.1%, #987E3D carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 60 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Palette 13 sits within the larger chromatic argument that James Webb's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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