Mid-key values give Francesco Stringa its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. The highest-chroma note - #3E2F1E - appears at just 9.4%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. At 61 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Francesco Stringa's complete body of work advances.