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Vincenzo Irolli Palette 7

Abyssal Bister
Abyssal Deepest shadow - values near absolute black, suggesting the bottom of an abyss.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Vincenzo Irolli Palette 7 - Abyssal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1C0E0C
35.80%
#371511
16.80%
#4C1912
11.00%
#361E1B
9.00%
#212533
6.90%
#62150C
6.50%
#2A485C
5.80%
#CB9477
3.50%
#7F513D
2.90%
#416F7F
1.70%

Palette Analysis

Vincenzo Irolli works almost entirely in the lower half of the value scale, privileging depth over brilliance. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Vincenzo Irolli carry the compositional weight. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. At 35.8%, #1C0E0C functions less as a colour accent and more as a complete atmospheric environment. #CB9477 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (3.5%). The palette spans 53 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. The combination of low values, muted chroma, and compressed range is the signature of the Tonalist mode - painting as atmosphere. This is palette 7 of Vincenzo Irolli's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.

Example use cases

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

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