Light floods Henri Matisse; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. Henri Matisse balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. 29.6% of the palette belongs to #E3D7CE, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. The saturated accent, #A87656, registers at 3.8% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The full value range is 59 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of Henri Matisse's full range of palettes, group 6 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.