Théodore Géricault Palette 10

Palette Analysis

Théodore Géricault keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Warm hues command this palette; Théodore Géricault favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #2E221C at 25.3% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. The most saturated colour, #5F3822, is reserved to 10.8% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The full value range is 58 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. This is palette 10 of Théodore Géricault's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.