Mikhail Larionov Palette 7

Palette Analysis

Mikhail Larionov sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warmth dominates - the palette of Mikhail Larionov leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Colours are neither washed out nor blazing; they occupy the productive middle ground of the chroma scale. A single dominant - #462412 at 37.8% - sets the character of the whole composition. Only 6.8% is devoted to #1C0C0A, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 68 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. In the context of Mikhail Larionov's full range of palettes, group 7 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.