allegorical painting distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warm hues command this palette; it favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 5.2%, #B78B62 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. A value spread of 69 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.