Values in Albert Bierstadt rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. 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. At 7.7%, #A68F60 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The value range spans 66 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. In the context of Albert Bierstadt's full range of palettes, group 9 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.