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Vladimir Borovikovsky Palette 2

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.
Vladimir Borovikovsky Palette 2 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#1F1C1B
24.70%
#392E25
19.40%
#5E4D33
10.90%
#76745E
9.70%
#9A9476
8.30%
#E0DBCD
7.20%
#C9B99C
6.30%
#4C5B56
5.50%
#856C34
4.50%
#A78363
3.50%

Palette Analysis

Values in Vladimir Borovikovsky rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature is balanced: the palette pits warm earth against cool sky without declaring a winner. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. Only 3.5% is devoted to #A78363, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The full value range is 66 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of Vladimir Borovikovsky's full range of palettes, group 2 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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