Louis Carrogis dit Carmontelle Palette 2

Palette Analysis

The high-key values of Louis Carrogis dit Carmontelle give it an effulgent, almost bleached quality. 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. #C05A4B functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.9%). At 45 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 2 of Louis Carrogis dit Carmontelle's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.