Values in Hugues Merle rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. #644D2E functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (10.2%). At 57 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Palette 5 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Hugues Merle's complete body of work advances.