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Viggo Johansen Palette 1

Tenebrous Bister
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Viggo Johansen Palette 1 - Tenebrous Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1A1815
27.10%
#333228
18.90%
#4D4C38
14.00%
#6E6B4D
7.20%
#8A7E50
6.20%
#6A552B
6.20%
#A8A383
5.90%
#432317
5.90%
#B4A46D
4.60%
#DAD2B1
4.10%

Palette Analysis

Viggo Johansen sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 27.1%, #1A1815 functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. The highest-chroma note - #DAD2B1 - appears at just 4.1%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 65 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. 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 Viggo Johansen'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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