Light floods Expressionism; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #9E5244 delivers the chromatic peak at only 2.6% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 58 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form.