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Octav Bancila Palette 6

Nocturnal Umber
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Umber Dark earthy brown - raw or burnt umber, a foundational old-master earth pigment.
Octav Bancila Palette 6 - Nocturnal Umber

Color Composition

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Colors
#142450
37.60%
#353854
12.60%
#C92508
10.10%
#53273D
9.80%
#87221E
6.80%
#6A4833
6.40%
#966A18
6.40%
#E47C0C
4.00%
#E1B01B
3.80%
#6B8076
2.50%

Palette Analysis

Octav Bancila 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 held at a comfortable level - distinct colours, but no single hue is allowed to overwhelm. #142450 claims 37.6% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. #966A18 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.4%). Value range is moderate at 51 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 6 of Octav Bancila's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • publishing
  • corporate identity
  • consumer apps
  • hospitality
  • design agencies

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