Eric Ravilious Palette 9

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give Eric Ravilious its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Eric Ravilious builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. Only 7.3% is devoted to #C2B379, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range spans 57 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. In the context of Eric Ravilious's full range of palettes, group 9 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.