Academicism distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #AC7C4F delivers the chromatic peak at only 5.0% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 58 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form.