#5C2A38Violet-brown iron oxide — a dried-blood dark used for shadows and drapery.
An iron-oxide pigment whose alchemical name means 'dead head'. Painters used it for warm shadows that charcoal could not give; it sits between maroon and brown and refuses to go fully black.
Also searched as caput mortuum, dead head, violet brown, iron brown, mars violet.
Each palette anchors on Caput Mortuum #5C2A38 and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.
Monochrome UI scales and finish studies
light #fbe3e3, support #c6b0b9, support #9d777c, support #744456, anchor #5c2a38, dark #371019
Dark-mode surfaces, deep textiles, lacquer
light #f6dee0, support #826167, support #68454b, anchor #5c2a38, support #3e1825, dark #1f0006
The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print
light #e9cfcf, support #f59598, support #bb5a90, support #89393a, anchor #5c2a38, dark #31091f
Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work
light #f3d7ea, support #e1a0e4, support #9a7f78, support #634f62, anchor #5c2a38, dark #280908
One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements
light #dce1b8, support #d1acce, counterpoint #30907a, support #465945, anchor #5c2a38, dark #200803
Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips
light #fbdefb, support #d9a9c6, support #7b7fa9, counterpoint #3a67ad, anchor #5c2a38, dark #060929
One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements
light #e3ecc5, counterpoint #91e47c, support #b86b60, support #4e5541, anchor #5c2a38, dark #1e0503
A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk
light #f8e8c5, counterpoint #bcc267, support #b36e67, support #5b5343, anchor #5c2a38, dark #1f0906
One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements
light #cbd8b9, support #ccacc1, counterpoint #22838f, support #475b49, anchor #5c2a38, dark #1f0b1e
Brand systems, print, identity
light #f6ebee, support #c3b3b9, support #997c85, support #5d4e50, anchor #5c2a38, dark #1a1110
Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing
light #ffe8e5, support #d4acad, counterpoint #cb7f57, support #6d4741, anchor #5c2a38, dark #210806