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Lesser Ury Palette 5

Shadowed Bister
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Lesser Ury Palette 5 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1C1817
14.30%
#2B1E16
13.90%
#8F8179
12.90%
#6A4828
12.60%
#685E5F
10.20%
#3C3639
10.10%
#4A2D1F
9.80%
#B69E7D
6.90%
#9C6C3F
4.90%
#D3C1AE
4.30%

Palette Analysis

Lesser Ury keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. The highest-chroma note - #9C6C3F - appears at just 4.9%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The full value range is 61 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of Lesser Ury's full range of palettes, group 5 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • music labels
  • luxury hospitality
  • editorial photography
  • leather goods
  • premium streaming

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