Melchor Pérez de Holguín Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Melchor Pérez de Holguín distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #8E7457 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.7%). At 45 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Melchor Pérez de Holguín's palette 1 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.