Values in Charles de Steuben rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Charles de Steuben carry the compositional weight. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 3.1% is devoted to #D5996F, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 65 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. In the context of Charles de Steuben's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.