Mid-key values give George Luks its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. George Luks tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. At 9.0%, #959DCD carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. Value range is moderate at 49 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. George Luks's palette 9 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.