Gustave de Smet keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Temperature is balanced: the palette pits warm earth against cool sky without declaring a winner. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. The highest-chroma note - #B29D87 - appears at just 9.2%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. A value spread of 56 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. Gustave de Smet's palette 4 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.