Values in Edward Robert Hughes 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. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The highest-chroma note - #433E2A - appears at just 4.6%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. 51 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 2 of Edward Robert Hughes's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.