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Karel Breydel Palette 3

Muted Tawny
Muted Deliberately desaturated - chroma pulled toward gray, the restraint of tonal painting.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Karel Breydel Palette 3 - Muted Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#231A18
16.40%
#643E29
13.90%
#3E251B
12.90%
#FFFFFE
10.70%
#906340
10.20%
#BBAC91
8.90%
#A7B3B3
8.50%
#777066
8.20%
#463931
7.10%
#D3B07C
3.20%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Karel Breydel its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 3.2% is devoted to #D3B07C, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The full value range is 77 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of Karel Breydel's full range of palettes, group 3 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • interior design
  • furniture brands
  • cookbook publishing
  • wine & spirits
  • food packaging

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