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Raphael Palette 14

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.
Raphael Palette 14 - Nocturnal Umber

Color Composition

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Colors
#120B09
24.70%
#603E2D
15.60%
#37221B
13.80%
#D19C6E
9.50%
#977151
7.00%
#9C4C3A
7.00%
#6F2D25
6.60%
#E9CFAC
5.70%
#484331
5.50%
#A13B2C
4.60%

Palette Analysis

Raphael occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Raphael orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. At 9.5%, #D19C6E carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 71 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. This is palette 14 of Raphael's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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