William Merritt Chase Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Values in William Merritt Chase tilt decisively toward white, giving the palette its luminous character. William Merritt Chase builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. A single dominant - #E2E5E5 at 28.7% - sets the character of the whole composition. Only 5.1% is devoted to #372C1B, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range spans 62 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. 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 William Merritt Chase's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.