Mid-key values give history painting its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warmth dominates - the palette leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. The highest-chroma note - #815327 - appears at just 8.2%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The palette spans 49 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama.