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Otto Mueller Palette 7

Smoldering Weld
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Weld Clear warm yellow - a traditional dye plant color, clean and slightly golden.
Otto Mueller Palette 7 - Smoldering Weld

Color Composition

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Colors
#210A19
19.40%
#634D62
13.70%
#433248
12.50%
#4A3C6E
11.60%
#7F4A6F
10.70%
#311C47
10.00%
#5861A3
6.90%
#B05075
5.90%
#AB4E4E
5.50%
#B9AAB8
3.80%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Otto Mueller its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm hues command this palette; Otto Mueller favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Chroma is moderate: colours carry enough saturation to be read as colour, but the palette stops well short of garish intensity. The saturated accent, #AB4E4E, registers at 5.5% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 56 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. In the context of Otto Mueller's full range of palettes, group 7 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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