Frederick De Wit works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #EDDFBC claims 36.4% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. Only 2.8% is devoted to #C2AB6D, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 47 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Frederick De Wit's complete body of work advances.