Early Renaissance sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 7.2% is devoted to #BF9D73, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. Value range is moderate at 54 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity.