John Constable keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. John Constable keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 10.2% is devoted to #AA8A5A, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 68 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that John Constable's complete body of work advances.