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Tobias Stranover Palette 1

Penumbral Bister
Penumbral Partial shadow - the transitional zone between light and full dark, soft-edged.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Tobias Stranover Palette 1 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#2E281A
21.80%
#4F3E21
18.60%
#131719
14.10%
#A49B87
9.00%
#947746
8.30%
#CBC2B0
8.00%
#6A644E
7.80%
#844627
5.70%
#D7BE83
3.80%
#97B0C4
3.00%

Palette Analysis

Tobias Stranover sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Tobias Stranover builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 3.8% is devoted to #D7BE83, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range spans 62 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. In the context of Tobias Stranover's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.

Example use cases

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

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