Edwin Austin Abbey sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #8E381A functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.6%). The value range of 50 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. Taken together, these qualities constitute Edwin Austin Abbey's chromatic voice - distinctive enough to be read across an entire body of work.