Values in bird-and-flower painting rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. The dominant colour, #323F6C, takes 37.6% of the total area, establishing the overall mood before any other hue is introduced. The highest-chroma note - #D1C5B4 - appears at just 7.8%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The palette spans 48 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively.