Joaquín Sorolla Palette 18

Palette Analysis

The value structure of Joaquín Sorolla is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Joaquín Sorolla builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #8D694D functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.6%). The value range spans 60 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 18 of Joaquín Sorolla's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.