Mid-key values give Expressionism its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The saturated accent, #A35044, registers at 4.4% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. 61 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.