Values in animal painting rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones carry the compositional weight. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. At 7.6%, #CC8163 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 46 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate.