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Warm Black

Chen Rui Neutral warm

Chen Rui 1 Warm Black is a near-black orange alcohol marker in the Neutral family. It sits in the deepest shadow range, making it well-suited for skin shadows, dark wood, mahogany. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Neutral family Warm temperature 9% lightness
Skin shadowsDark woodMahoganyBurnt siennaBark
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Warm Black
Color Family
Neutral
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
9%
Saturation
27%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Works Well With

Highlights
9
Chocolate Brown
+15 lightness
10
Deep Mahogany
+20 lightness
11
Walnut Brown
+24 lightness
12
Dark Sienna
+29 lightness
Analogous Colors
WG3
Warm Gray 3
15° hue shift
128
Ochre
15° hue shift
111
Peach Orange
16° hue shift
101
Coral
17° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

CG6
Cool Gray 6
opposite hue
CG3
Cool Gray 3
opposite hue
CG4
Cool Gray 4
opposite hue
CG8
Cool Gray 8
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 1 fits the color story by mood and hue.

✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones
🌕 Blood Moon
Copper moon in a black sky — the night the orbit lines up and the earth interrupts its own shadow.
Celestial
🏙 Tokyo Neon Night
Indigo sky between towers, neon orange kanji, trains running where the stars should be.
Cinematic
🦅 Raven's Library
Dark oak shelves, brass lamp, books that haven't been opened in eighty years and prefer it that way.
Gothic
☕ Rich Espresso
Deep warm brown catching copper in the highlight — the shadow goes almost burgundy, not gray.
Skin Tones
🎸 Skater Punk Era
Purple, black tie, marker star on the wrist — complicated was the aesthetic and the whole mood.
Punk
😈 Demon's Peak
Mountain-black wings with ember orange-red and rising smoke-grey — pure midnight menace.
Adversaries
🌒 Lunar Eclipse
The moon gone ember-red in Earth's shadow — night watching night.
Celestial

Similar Colors in Neutral

6
Sepia Black
near-black orange
#2E1C0C
7
Espresso
near-black orange
#3A2010
3
Neutral Black
near-black
#181818
8
Dark Chocolate
deep orange
#4A2818
9
Chocolate Brown
deep orange
#5C3220
10
Deep Mahogany
deep orange
#6E3C28
11
Walnut Brown
dark orange
#7A4830
12
Dark Sienna
dark orange
#8A5438

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