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Pieter de Hooch Palette 6

Muted Caramel
Muted Deliberately desaturated - chroma pulled toward gray, the restraint of tonal painting.
Caramel Warm mid-brown - the color of cooked sugar, smooth and amber-toned.
Pieter de Hooch Palette 6 - Muted Caramel

Color Composition

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Colors
#C88B4C
17.40%
#E2B467
14.30%
#41322D
12.20%
#56231D
10.20%
#A58059
10.10%
#7D3926
9.40%
#674F3F
9.20%
#AE6538
9.00%
#130C0E
5.80%
#ADA2A5
2.30%

Palette Analysis

Pieter de Hooch keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Pieter de Hooch orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. #AE6538 delivers the chromatic peak at only 9.0% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The value range spans 64 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. This is palette 6 of Pieter de Hooch's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • ceramics & pottery
  • boutique hospitality
  • menswear
  • heritage food brands
  • craft & artisan brands

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