The value structure of Christian Wilhelm Allers is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm hues command this palette; Christian Wilhelm Allers favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. The most saturated colour, #703A1D, is reserved to 4.7% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The value range of 45 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Christian Wilhelm Allers's complete body of work advances.