Mid-key values give Fauvism its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #C8C189 delivers the chromatic peak at only 9.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The palette spans 54 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama.