Mid-key values give Gunnar Berndtson its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 8.5% is devoted to #8D6930, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. At 63 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. In the context of Gunnar Berndtson's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.