Values in Ilya Mashkov tilt decisively toward white, giving the palette its luminous character. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. At 6.7%, #A4A975 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. 38 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Ilya Mashkov's complete body of work advances.