Henry Arthur McArdle sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Henry Arthur McArdle keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 6.3% is devoted to #C9894C, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 65 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Henry Arthur McArdle's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.