Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo carry the compositional weight. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #68482B functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (12.3%). Spanning 52 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. In the context of Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.