history painting keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #513927 delivers the chromatic peak at only 12.9% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 65 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.