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Johannes Bosboom Palette 2

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.
Johannes Bosboom Palette 2 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#6D6453
16.60%
#B2A487
16.60%
#908570
14.70%
#4A4337
13.60%
#191613
9.30%
#241106
8.70%
#3A2613
7.50%
#564023
7.10%
#754F24
3.30%
#4E1F09
2.60%

Palette Analysis

Values in Johannes Bosboom rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Johannes Bosboom builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The most saturated colour, #241106, is reserved to 8.7% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. Spanning 52 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Johannes Bosboom's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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