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Thomas Hill Palette 11

Shadowed Bister
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Thomas Hill Palette 11 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1A1616
15.10%
#473523
15.00%
#302A24
12.00%
#714C2F
11.30%
#331D19
10.60%
#5E554A
9.80%
#91856A
8.70%
#D5CBBD
8.00%
#A96F39
5.40%
#CCB373
4.20%

Palette Analysis

Thomas Hill occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #714C2F functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (11.3%). The value range spans 65 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. Thomas Hill's palette 11 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • premium streaming
  • cocktail bars
  • fashion campaigns
  • book covers
  • music labels

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