Values in Jean-François Portaels rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. 30.3% of the palette belongs to #201C19, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. #593E25 delivers the chromatic peak at only 8.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 60 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Palette 5 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Jean-François Portaels's complete body of work advances.