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Nathaniel Bacon Palette 2

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Nathaniel Bacon Palette 2 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#25241D
29.00%
#C7B1A3
11.80%
#3D362B
11.80%
#23272F
11.50%
#9C8370
8.90%
#5B4228
8.00%
#6E6050
6.80%
#A47547
5.70%
#BEA274
5.20%
#A54525
1.30%

Palette Analysis

Nathaniel Bacon keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. 29.0% of the palette belongs to #25241D, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. #A54525 delivers the chromatic peak at only 1.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Spanning 52 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. In the context of Nathaniel Bacon's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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