Childe Hassam Palette 21

Palette Analysis

Values in Childe Hassam rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #E2EFF1 claims 28.7% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. Only 4.5% is devoted to #668CC8, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. At 68 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 21 of Childe Hassam's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.