Values in Georg Pauli rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Georg Pauli balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. The most saturated colour, #224282, is reserved to 5.4% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. Spanning 44 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. The palette is recognisably Georg Pauli's own: particular in its temperature, chroma, and the economy of its brightest note.