Values in Cornelis Pietersz. Bega rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cornelis Pietersz. Bega orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #9D7159 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.6%). The value range of 54 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. Palette 5 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Cornelis Pietersz. Bega's complete body of work advances.