Edward Robert Hughes keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The saturated accent, #7B553D, registers at 8.1% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 59 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Edward Robert Hughes's complete body of work advances.