allegorical painting is high in key: pale, luminous, and filled with optical air. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. #B4663C delivers the chromatic peak at only 8.6% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 46 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. The combination of mid-to-high key, balanced temperature, and elevated chroma is characteristic of Impressionist observation: light broken into its component hues.