Frederick McCubbin works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Temperature is balanced: the palette pits warm earth against cool sky without declaring a winner. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The highest-chroma note - #37251F - appears at just 9.3%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. 79 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Frederick McCubbin's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.