John Neagle Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Values in John Neagle tilt decisively toward white, giving the palette its luminous character. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #C9AF4E functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (12.3%). 65 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. In the context of John Neagle's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.