William McGregor Paxton Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Mid-key values give William McGregor Paxton its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #11120F at 31.4% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. The highest-chroma note - #BA7E3E - appears at just 2.2%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The full value range is 66 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of William McGregor Paxton's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.