Daniel Maclise Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Daniel Maclise distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. 26.9% of the palette belongs to #191710, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. The saturated accent, #CB983F, registers at 3.2% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 64 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Daniel Maclise's complete body of work advances.