Adam van der Meulen keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 9.5% is devoted to #553924, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 61 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. Adam van der Meulen arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.