Mid-key values give Dada its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm hues command this palette; it favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. #DFB771 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (9.8%). 62 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.