Values in David Bates rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. David Bates keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #947149 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.6%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 62 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. This is palette 2 of David Bates's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.