Mid-key values give Frans Floris de Vriendt its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Frans Floris de Vriendt balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. A single dominant - #222118 at 29.8% - sets the character of the whole composition. #894D22 delivers the chromatic peak at only 5.1% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Spanning 46 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. In the context of Frans Floris de Vriendt's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.