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Robert Home Palette 2

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.
Robert Home Palette 2 - Nocturnal Umber

Color Composition

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Colors
#201B14
32.30%
#786646
13.30%
#473923
12.70%
#3A2113
12.10%
#643319
7.60%
#BFA569
7.20%
#8C3E20
6.10%
#C28044
5.00%
#BCAC95
2.30%
#9D0A0B
1.30%

Palette Analysis

Robert Home sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. At 32.3%, #201B14 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. #9D0A0B delivers the chromatic peak at only 1.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 52 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Robert Home's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

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

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