Paul Cezanne Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Values in Paul Cezanne tilt decisively toward white, giving the palette its luminous character. 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. A single dominant - #EFE7C2 at 30.5% - sets the character of the whole composition. Only 7.9% is devoted to #C4B87B, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The full value range is 55 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 1 of Paul Cezanne's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.