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William Segar Palette 2

Nocturnal Ash
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Ash Mid cool-gray - the neutral residue of fire, between white and charcoal.
William Segar Palette 2 - Nocturnal Ash

Color Composition

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Colors
#1F1411
31.30%
#0D0C0D
19.50%
#C6C8C9
9.30%
#301B16
9.20%
#A9A8A6
7.60%
#F2EBE8
6.60%
#767B7E
4.80%
#9A8774
4.50%
#735537
3.60%
#364A5C
3.60%

Palette Analysis

William Segar occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that William Segar deploys as the palette's primary energy. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. William Segar gives 31.3% of the composition to a single #1F1411 - a decisive chromatic anchor. The highest-chroma note - #735537 - appears at just 3.6%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 78 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that William Segar's complete body of work advances.

Example use cases

  • premium streaming
  • cocktail bars
  • fashion campaigns
  • book covers
  • music labels

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