Values in International Gothic rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. Only 6.6% is devoted to #C19851, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 75 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.