Mid-key values give Jean-Baptiste Oudry its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Jean-Baptiste Oudry keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. Jean-Baptiste Oudry gives 29.8% of the composition to a single #39290F - a decisive chromatic anchor. The highest-chroma note - #F3E4C8 - appears at just 1.2%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The value range spans 71 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. In the context of Jean-Baptiste Oudry's full range of palettes, group 8 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.