Mid-key values give Jacob Huysmans its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. 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. A single dominant - #1F242C at 33.8% - sets the character of the whole composition. #A2865C delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.5% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 80 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. In the context of Jacob Huysmans's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.