International Gothic sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. The most saturated colour, #703E22, is reserved to 10.9% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. A value spread of 58 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. Together these qualities point to the open-air Impressionist method: recording light rather than local colour.