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Jan Veth Palette 2

Tenebrous Sienna
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Jan Veth Palette 2 - Tenebrous Sienna

Color Composition

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Colors
#1C1C1E
23.10%
#312D2A
16.00%
#63593F
12.60%
#57523F
12.00%
#151723
9.10%
#503B29
7.80%
#876634
6.80%
#969792
4.60%
#AE8A6E
4.10%
#B89B56
3.90%

Palette Analysis

Values in Jan Veth rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 3.9% is devoted to #B89B56, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. Value range is moderate at 49 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. In the context of Jan Veth's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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