Light floods Johann Gottfried Steffan; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #AA7A3E functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.7%). At 53 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Johann Gottfried Steffan's complete body of work advances.