Ilya Repin is built on dark foundations, with values clustered toward shadow. Warmth dominates - the palette of Ilya Repin leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The dominant colour, #130D0E, takes 36.1% of the total area, establishing the overall mood before any other hue is introduced. The highest-chroma note - #56231B - appears at just 6.6%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The full value range is 64 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The combination of low values, muted chroma, and compressed range is the signature of the Tonalist mode - painting as atmosphere. Ilya Repin's palette 17 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.