Values in James Sharples rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #E3CA48 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.0%). The full value range is 61 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. James Sharples's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.