The value structure of Gosta Adrian-Nilsson is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #BD4F36 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (8.0%). 59 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Taken together, these qualities constitute Gosta Adrian-Nilsson's chromatic voice - distinctive enough to be read across an entire body of work.