Albert Benois keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Albert Benois orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. At 5.0%, #E2CEAA carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 61 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Albert Benois arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.