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Robert Henri Palette 9

Penumbral Tawny
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Robert Henri Palette 9 - Penumbral Tawny

Color Composition

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Colors
#231D22
20.90%
#404537
16.90%
#847460
12.40%
#88967C
9.90%
#E7D4AF
9.60%
#C6D3C3
8.80%
#502E2D
8.70%
#7F382E
6.00%
#C99657
4.20%
#BD5C2D
2.70%

Palette Analysis

Values in Robert Henri rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. The highest-chroma note - #E7D4AF - appears at just 9.6%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. 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 9 of Robert Henri's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

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

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