Mid-key values give Jan Verbruggen its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Jan Verbruggen orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. Jan Verbruggen gives 210.0% of the composition to a single #402813 - a decisive chromatic anchor. At 5.0%, #967041 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The full value range is 62 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. Jan Verbruggen arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.