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Espresso

Chen Rui Neutral warm

Chen Rui 7 Espresso is a near-black orange alcohol marker in the Neutral family. It sits in the deepest shadow range, making it well-suited for earth tones, wood, bark. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Neutral family Warm temperature 15% lightness
Earth tonesWoodBarkLeatherWarm backgrounds
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Espresso
Color Family
Neutral
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
15%
Saturation
57%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Neutral family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
3
Neutral Black L9%
6
Sepia Black L11%
Current Marker
7
Espresso L15%
Highlight Side
8
Dark Chocolate L19%
9
Chocolate Brown L24%

Works Well With

Highlights
10
Deep Mahogany
+14 lightness
11
Walnut Brown
+18 lightness
12
Dark Sienna
+23 lightness
Analogous Colors
142
Warm Sand
15° hue shift
127
Amber
16° hue shift
143
Sand
16° hue shift
24
Light Green
17° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

CG8
Cool Gray 8
opposite hue
CG2
Cool Gray 2
opposite hue
CG3
Cool Gray 3
opposite hue
CG4
Cool Gray 4
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 7 fits the color story by mood and hue.

✨ Milky Way Core
Dense violet fog lit from inside — the arm of the galaxy you live in, seen from your own backyard.
Celestial
🦅 Raven's Library
Dark oak shelves, brass lamp, books that haven't been opened in eighty years and prefer it that way.
Gothic
✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones
🕳 Black Hole Halo
Absolute dark ringed in burning amber — the one photo everyone waited for.
Celestial
🌑 Rich Umber
The deepest warm brown — gold catching the brow, the cheek, the jaw.
Skin Tones
🌆 Winter Twilight
Five o'clock in December — deep blue-violet sky and the first lit windows making amber promises.
Seasonal
🐎 Wild Hunt Night
Storm-grey sky torn by antlered riders — autumn magic that doesn't ask if you believe.
Magical
🔧 Underground Bunker
Olive concrete lit by one tungsten leak; the hum underneath you isn't the lights.
Environment

Similar Colors in Neutral

1
Warm Black
near-black orange
#1C1410
6
Sepia Black
near-black orange
#2E1C0C
8
Dark Chocolate
deep orange
#4A2818
3
Neutral Black
near-black
#181818
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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