Values in Charles Victor Thirion rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. #809FB3 delivers the chromatic peak at only 3.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. At 54 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Charles Victor Thirion's complete body of work advances.