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William Holbrook Beard Palette 4

Nocturnal Bister
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Bister Dark warm brown - a traditional ink and wash pigment made from wood soot.
William Holbrook Beard Palette 4 - Nocturnal Bister

Color Composition

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Colors
#382E22
24.30%
#1C1714
20.30%
#2F292E
14.90%
#5B4F38
11.40%
#613E28
7.30%
#9E7855
6.20%
#AC8439
5.30%
#945835
5.00%
#C9A880
4.00%
#E9DCC7
1.20%

Palette Analysis

William Holbrook Beard sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from William Holbrook Beard carry the compositional weight. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #945835 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.0%). The value range spans 69 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. William Holbrook Beard's palette 4 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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