The value structure of Carl Bloch is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #AC8436 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.3%). At 53 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. Palette 5 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Carl Bloch's complete body of work advances.