Edouard Debat-Ponsan sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Edouard Debat-Ponsan orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. The most saturated colour, #542212, is reserved to 10.6% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. 76 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Edouard Debat-Ponsan's complete body of work advances.