Ivan Nikitin distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warmth dominates - the palette of Ivan Nikitin leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. Only 5.1% is devoted to #AF812F, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The full value range is 55 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. In the context of Ivan Nikitin's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.