The value structure of Carl Schweninger the Elder is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Carl Schweninger the Elder orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 4.4% is devoted to #E9CAA2, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 57 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Carl Schweninger the Elder's complete body of work advances.