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Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee Palette 2

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.
Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee Palette 2 - Tenebrous Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#241D16
26.80%
#3B2E1F
19.50%
#42443A
10.30%
#6A563A
8.60%
#533420
8.50%
#59645E
8.10%
#885432
5.80%
#9C8C6E
4.60%
#E1C7A8
4.10%
#C28D60
3.90%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 26.8%, #241D16 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. #885432 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.8%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 60 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

  • theater design
  • jewelry brands
  • tobacco-adjacent retail
  • event branding
  • film & entertainment

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