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Vladimir Borovikovsky Palette 8

Shadowed Bister
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
Vladimir Borovikovsky Palette 8 - Shadowed Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#202225
19.10%
#141415
13.70%
#392D27
13.50%
#5E4632
13.20%
#8B7A66
8.80%
#DECBB0
8.20%
#484A48
8.10%
#9C7A4D
7.50%
#D0AD82
5.70%
#A33D21
2.20%

Palette Analysis

Vladimir Borovikovsky occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The highest-chroma note - #D0AD82 - appears at just 5.7%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. 66 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Palette 8 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Vladimir Borovikovsky's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

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

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