Ferdynand Ruszczyc occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. A single dominant - #F3ECDC at 25.5% - sets the character of the whole composition. #E9C871 delivers the chromatic peak at only 3.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. At 63 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Ferdynand Ruszczyc's complete body of work advances.