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Pieter Soutman Palette 1

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Pieter Soutman Palette 1 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#4A3A23
22.10%
#373121
17.80%
#5E492A
17.10%
#1D1F19
12.90%
#7C5B34
9.80%
#A17E48
6.60%
#716C4C
5.40%
#CDB273
4.70%
#AEAF96
2.00%
#E5EBE8
1.80%

Palette Analysis

Pieter Soutman sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Pieter Soutman tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The saturated accent, #CDB273, registers at 4.7% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The full value range is 70 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. In the context of Pieter Soutman's full range of palettes, group 1 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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