Values in David Kakabadze rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. David Kakabadze balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #880516 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (1.9%). At 55 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. This is the light David Kakabadze preferred, made measurable.