The high-key values of Denis Pierre Jean Papillon de la Ferte give it an effulgent, almost bleached quality. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Denis Pierre Jean Papillon de la Ferte deploys as the palette's primary energy. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 2.9%, #C26143 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. Spanning 39 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. Taken together, these qualities constitute Denis Pierre Jean Papillon de la Ferte's chromatic voice - distinctive enough to be read across an entire body of work.