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Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux Master Palette

Nocturnal Terracotta
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Terracotta Fired clay red-orange - the color of unglazed earthenware pottery.
Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux Master Palette - Nocturnal Terracotta

Color Composition

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Colors
#010000
21.50%
#614736
15.20%
#603824
12.80%
#703C23
11.30%
#7B513A
11.10%
#814321
8.40%
#A16D4A
6.50%
#7F5F49
6.30%
#493122
4.30%
#C09E7F
2.60%

Palette Analysis

Values in Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux carry the compositional weight. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #A16D4A functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.5%). A value spread of 68 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The palette is a signature: Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.

Example use cases

  • music labels
  • luxury hospitality
  • editorial photography
  • leather goods
  • premium streaming

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