allegorical painting keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues deployed as the palette's primary energy. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. At 9.6%, #563B28 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. 56 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.