Merry Joseph Blondel Palette 2

Palette Analysis

Low-key values are the structural spine of Merry Joseph Blondel, giving it gravity and atmosphere. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. 34.8% of the palette belongs to #22211A, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. #A28362 delivers the chromatic peak at only 2.1% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 65 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. This tonal restraint is characteristic of the Merry Joseph Blondel approach: colour serves light, not the reverse. This is palette 2 of Merry Joseph Blondel's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.