Fauvism occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The artist keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. #CBA03C at 5.6% is both the most chromatic and one of the largest colours in the palette - chroma as mass rather than as highlight. The value range of 54 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The combination of mid-to-high key, balanced temperature, and elevated chroma is characteristic of Impressionist observation: light broken into its component hues.