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Jose Malhoa Palette 6

Nocturnal Sienna
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Jose Malhoa Palette 6 - Nocturnal Sienna

Color Composition

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Colors
#221B1F
24.90%
#3E3239
19.50%
#5B3D3C
13.90%
#181C2A
13.30%
#7A544B
9.80%
#8B312E
5.20%
#98817D
4.50%
#9E705B
4.40%
#CBB6A5
2.50%
#C89D71
2.10%

Palette Analysis

Values in Jose Malhoa rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. The saturated accent, #181C2A, registers at 13.3% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range spans 56 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. This is palette 6 of Jose Malhoa'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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