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Vladimir Borovikovsky Palette 3

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 3 - Penumbral Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#2E231A
19.90%
#443A2E
13.50%
#191916
13.50%
#978C6E
10.70%
#625745
9.00%
#7F6C48
8.60%
#C08C50
8.60%
#C9B896
7.90%
#704423
7.00%
#EFECE1
1.50%

Palette Analysis

Vladimir Borovikovsky occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Temperature is balanced: the palette pits warm earth against cool sky without declaring a winner. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #704423 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (7.0%). 73 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Palette 3 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Vladimir Borovikovsky's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

  • film & entertainment
  • fine dining
  • spirits branding
  • menswear
  • theater design

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