International Gothic Palette 15

Palette Analysis

International Gothic distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 4.3% is devoted to #9D443B, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 65 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source.