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Ludovico Stern Master Palette

Shadowed Tawny
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Ludovico Stern Master Palette - Shadowed Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#847966
20.00%
#261E1A
20.00%
#453E30
15.00%
#C9B79E
10.00%
#684A2F
10.00%
#962B1B
5.00%
#552919
5.00%
#DFCBB6
5.00%
#A18152
5.00%
#B7B8AF
5.00%

Palette Analysis

Values in Ludovico Stern rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The most saturated colour, #962B1B, is reserved to 5.0% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 61 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Ludovico Stern arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.

Example use cases

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

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