capriccio sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. The palette balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #7E5F37 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.9%). 66 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.