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Pieter Codde Palette 3

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.
Pieter Codde Palette 3 - Nocturnal Umber

Color Composition

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Colors
#22211E
26.70%
#382C23
17.60%
#4A3326
11.30%
#87592E
8.00%
#996631
7.70%
#5C3D26
7.40%
#704A29
6.60%
#AB7C3E
5.50%
#C9984A
4.60%
#E5BE6B
4.60%

Palette Analysis

Pieter Codde distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Pieter Codde deploys as the palette's primary energy. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #22211E claims 26.7% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. The most saturated colour, #C9984A, is reserved to 4.6% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 57 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Pieter Codde's palette 3 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • theater design
  • jewelry brands
  • tobacco-adjacent retail
  • event branding
  • film & entertainment

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