Ipolit Strambu sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Ipolit Strambu deploys as the palette's primary energy. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #9A4F2F delivers the chromatic peak at only 9.8% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. A value spread of 57 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. Ipolit Strambu arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.