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Johann Heinrich Roos Palette 3

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Johann Heinrich Roos Palette 3 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#171610
25.40%
#292620
10.70%
#2A2416
10.10%
#908265
10.00%
#4C432E
9.90%
#6A6755
9.50%
#CDA262
9.10%
#B39567
7.80%
#997432
6.80%
#EFCE61
0.80%

Palette Analysis

Johann Heinrich Roos distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. At 25.4%, #171610 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. #EFCE61 delivers the chromatic peak at only 0.8% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 66 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. In the context of Johann Heinrich Roos's full range of palettes, group 3 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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