Auguste Leroux keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Auguste Leroux balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The most saturated colour, #7F6344, is reserved to 10.7% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. At 60 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Auguste Leroux arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.