Mid-key values give Impressionism its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The artist keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The highest-chroma note - #7F4E34 - appears at just 5.1%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. A value spread of 55 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.