Andre Derain distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Andre Derain balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. The highest-chroma note - #BC5934 - appears at just 4.4%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. At 57 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Together these qualities point to the open-air Impressionist method: recording light rather than local colour. In the context of Andre Derain's full range of palettes, group 10 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.