battle painting distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #B89A71 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (8.0%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 57 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth.