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Neutral Medium

🎨 Skin Tones · True-to-life portrait tones

True neutral medium tone — balanced warmth and cool, the center of the portrait spectrum.

Palette inspiration

Reference colors for this palette. Compare the closest available markers below.

dark orange
#60493a
dark orange
#7f624f
dark orange
#82634f
mid orange
#b38d6e
light orange
#c5a485
pale orange
#d7c0a5

Color Roles

Palette Characteristics

Dominant hueorange
Accent hueblue
Temperaturewarm
Harmonycomplementary
Saturationrestrained
Contrasthigh (66pt range)

For Marker Artists

restrained orange tones with a complementary blue accent — a warm palette. The 66-point value spread (14% to 80% lightness) supports strong shadow-to-highlight transitions — useful for dramatic, theatrical, or high-contrast work. Restrained saturation keeps the palette cohesive — individual colors don't fight for attention.

Closest Ohuhu Markers

Nearest Ohuhu marker per palette role, computed from hex color distance.

Deep Shadow → E314Military Olive Accent → E415Cedar Brown Shadow → Y516Walnut Base → Y515Light Walnut Midtone → YGY11Collingwood Grey Highlight → Y610Sand

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Build with Neutral Medium

Open Neutral Medium in Marker Muse to see how to use each color — shadow, base, highlight, and accent assignments with exact Ohuhu, Copic, and Prismacolor codes.

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