Values in George Elgar Hicks rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warmth dominates - the palette of George Elgar Hicks leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #6D4531 delivers the chromatic peak at only 10.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. At 52 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. George Elgar Hicks's palette 5 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.