Ferdinand Bellermann sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Ferdinand Bellermann tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The highest-chroma note - #9D814B - appears at just 6.2%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. 60 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Ferdinand Bellermann's complete body of work advances.