Mid-key values give Ivan Fedorovich Choultse its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm hues command this palette; Ivan Fedorovich Choultse favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #69402F delivers the chromatic peak at only 11.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Spanning 54 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Ivan Fedorovich Choultse's complete body of work advances.