Mid-key values give cityscape its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Built on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 9.6%, #D9CCA9 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The full value range is 55 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively.