Mid-key values give Jan Cossiers its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. #AE4533 delivers the chromatic peak at only 1.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Value range is moderate at 49 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. This is palette 2 of Jan Cossiers's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.