Bistre

Soot from the chimney, darker than the wood it came from.

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Bistre is a black, close to brown.

It can be described as dark, dim, somber and gloomy.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Bistre

Bistre is a pigment made from soot. Historically, beechwood was burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many Old Masters used bistre as the ink for their wash paintings.[1] Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.

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bistre

Noun

A brown pigment made from soot, especially from beech wood.
A mid-to-dark brown color resembling the pigment.

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Its neighbors.

English Walnut, #3e2b23 Granite Brown, #3d2d24 After Eight, #3d2e24 Sambuca, #3b2e25 Tree House, #3b2820 Woodsy Brown, #3d271d Cola, #3c2f23 Roanoke, #372b25 Vanilla Bean Brown, #362c1d Cola Bubble, #3c3024 Night Brown, #44281b Coffee Bean, #362d26

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Its complements.

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