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Paul Ranson Palette 4

Penumbral Rust
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Rust Oxidized red-brown - the color of iron corrosion, warm and earthy-red.
Paul Ranson Palette 4 - Penumbral Rust

Color Composition

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Colors
#18110C
20.60%
#BA6F15
17.60%
#975A15
11.60%
#D58815
10.40%
#332012
10.20%
#DCAA21
9.90%
#E3C745
7.80%
#653B13
6.70%
#B5540E
3.00%
#E1CE77
2.20%

Palette Analysis

Values in Paul Ranson rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warmth dominates - the palette of Paul Ranson leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is moderate: colours carry enough saturation to be read as colour, but the palette stops well short of garish intensity. At 9.9%, #DCAA21 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 67 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Paul Ranson's palette 4 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

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

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