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Paul Bril Palette 6

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.
Paul Bril Palette 6 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#321F1E
21.60%
#1D1818
18.20%
#3B2E23
14.30%
#5E3A2C
9.70%
#83643C
7.50%
#5C5038
7.40%
#7D7F69
6.30%
#BCA468
5.10%
#A87E47
5.10%
#C4BDAD
4.80%

Palette Analysis

Paul Bril keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Warmth dominates - the palette of Paul Bril leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The highest-chroma note - #A87E47 - appears at just 5.1%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. At 59 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. In the context of Paul Bril's full range of palettes, group 6 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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