Paul Henry Palette 3

Palette Analysis

Values in Paul Henry rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #787F85 at 25.4% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. #BEBE9C delivers the chromatic peak at only 9.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The value range spans 61 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 3 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Paul Henry's complete body of work advances.