Mid-key values give Antoine Pesne its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm hues command this palette; Antoine Pesne favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Colours are neither washed out nor blazing; they occupy the productive middle ground of the chroma scale. #E17040 delivers the chromatic peak at only 7.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 66 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Antoine Pesne's complete body of work advances.