Values in Albert Aublet rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. The saturated accent, #528291, registers at 4.5% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 60 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. This is palette 5 of Albert Aublet's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.