Andre Derain Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Values in Andre Derain tilt decisively toward white, giving the palette its luminous character. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. 45.9% of the palette belongs to #E3D5B8, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. The saturated accent, #281E12, registers at 2.6% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. A value spread of 73 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 1 of Andre Derain's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.