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Sandor Bortnyik Palette 6

Muted Vermillion
Muted Deliberately desaturated - chroma pulled toward gray, the restraint of tonal painting.
Vermillion Brilliant red-orange - the classic mercury sulfide pigment, vivid and warm.
Sandor Bortnyik Palette 6 - Muted Vermillion

Color Composition

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Colors
#DCB882
25.80%
#DD9539
13.30%
#551B0C
11.40%
#902B10
9.30%
#CE4B16
9.10%
#211A18
8.20%
#AA8555
7.80%
#767759
5.30%
#34413E
5.20%
#67482A
4.50%

Palette Analysis

Sandor Bortnyik keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Sandor Bortnyik orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. At 25.8%, #DCB882 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. The saturated accent, #902B10, registers at 9.3% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range spans 57 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. This is palette 6 of Sandor Bortnyik's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

  • publishing
  • corporate identity
  • consumer apps
  • hospitality
  • design agencies

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