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Nude Painting (Nu) Palette 24

Nocturnal Bister
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Nude Painting (Nu) Palette 24 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#191514
21.70%
#312C2C
15.70%
#463D2C
11.60%
#35231A
11.20%
#69604D
9.30%
#5B3726
6.80%
#AB804F
6.40%
#815434
6.30%
#D7BD96
5.70%
#9F8E79
5.20%

Palette Analysis

Values in nude painting (nu) rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones carry the compositional weight. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. The most saturated colour, #D7BD96, is reserved to 5.7% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The value range spans 61 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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