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Lucas Cranach the Elder Palette 5

Shadowed Gamboge
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Lucas Cranach the Elder Palette 5 - Shadowed Gamboge

Color Composition

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Colors
#271224
16.90%
#402130
15.50%
#57363D
12.80%
#724E4B
12.00%
#E3BF9F
9.40%
#B58E7B
8.10%
#956354
7.90%
#C7CEBC
7.40%
#C9915C
6.30%
#923D40
3.70%

Palette Analysis

Values in Lucas Cranach the Elder rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warmth dominates - the palette of Lucas Cranach the Elder 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. #923D40 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (3.7%). 62 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Palette 5 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Lucas Cranach the Elder's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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