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Portrait Palette 13

Penumbral Parchment
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Parchment Aged warm neutral - the color of old manuscript parchment, tan and slightly yellowed.
Portrait Palette 13 - Penumbral Parchment

Color Composition

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Colors
#494543
21.30%
#312E2D
15.30%
#655D4C
12.50%
#686868
11.50%
#907E67
10.40%
#93928E
8.50%
#6C4B3E
6.90%
#D2C9BA
5.10%
#C8AD84
5.10%
#B47E54
3.50%

Palette Analysis

Values in portrait rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. The palette balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. At 3.5%, #B47E54 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. Value range is moderate at 54 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity.

Example use cases

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

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