Values in Ambrosius Bosschaert the elder rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #1F191A claims 39.1% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. #CBA885 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.8%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 78 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Ambrosius Bosschaert the elder's complete body of work advances.