Values in Boris Grigoriev rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm hues command this palette; Boris Grigoriev favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Boris Grigoriev gives 27.5% of the composition to a single #39322B - a decisive chromatic anchor. #5F3729 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (7.7%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 61 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. In the context of Boris Grigoriev's full range of palettes, group 8 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.