The value structure of Jacob M?cznik is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #A55540 delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The palette spans 47 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. In the context of Jacob M?cznik's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.