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Max Pietschmann Palette 7

Penumbral Ash
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Ash Mid cool-gray - the neutral residue of fire, between white and charcoal.
Max Pietschmann Palette 7 - Penumbral Ash

Color Composition

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Colors
#586463
21.00%
#434D4E
18.80%
#78746A
11.50%
#889182
9.20%
#453E46
9.00%
#635854
8.30%
#536C85
6.70%
#AD7158
5.90%
#738898
4.90%
#B7B19E
4.70%

Palette Analysis

Values in Max Pietschmann rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 5.9% is devoted to #AD7158, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. Value range is moderate at 39 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Max Pietschmann's full range of palettes, group 7 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

  • exhibition design
  • foundation branding
  • estate management
  • art education
  • museums & galleries

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