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Joseph Farquharson Palette 9

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.
Joseph Farquharson Palette 9 - Tenebrous Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#201C1D
25.70%
#4B3C28
17.40%
#37302B
15.30%
#281D13
13.20%
#684F2E
7.60%
#6B6359
5.90%
#8D6E46
5.20%
#A59986
5.20%
#BA9C65
2.90%
#E4DFD3
1.60%

Palette Analysis

Joseph Farquharson distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warmth dominates - the palette of Joseph Farquharson leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. A single dominant - #201C1D at 25.7% - sets the character of the whole composition. Only 13.2% is devoted to #281D13, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 67 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. In the context of Joseph Farquharson's full range of palettes, group 9 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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