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Paul Trouillebert Palette 3

Soft Tawny
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Paul Trouillebert Palette 3 - Soft Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#B5BDB5
22.10%
#BDC1AF
18.90%
#58551D
12.00%
#6B6830
10.40%
#81804E
9.50%
#464210
8.60%
#97997C
7.00%
#CDCAA9
5.00%
#302C0D
3.40%
#565534
3.10%

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Paul Trouillebert its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #6B6830 delivers the chromatic peak at only 10.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Value range is moderate at 54 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Paul Trouillebert's palette 3 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • boutique hospitality
  • film production
  • menswear
  • art prints & posters
  • heritage brands

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