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William Holbrook Beard Palette 3

Shadowed Rust
Shadowed Low-key - values weighted toward shadow, the palette of dim interiors and overcast skies.
Rust Oxidized red-brown - the color of iron corrosion, warm and earthy-red.
William Holbrook Beard Palette 3 - Shadowed Rust

Color Composition

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Colors
#704B2E
21.90%
#90512E
20.40%
#5A3F2A
10.20%
#4F2C1B
10.10%
#C66F36
9.80%
#DC5432
7.90%
#8A6D42
7.80%
#311D16
4.70%
#C9985A
4.00%
#EBC5BE
3.30%

Palette Analysis

William Holbrook Beard keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. At 9.8%, #C66F36 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The full value range is 60 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. William Holbrook Beard's palette 3 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

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

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