Values in John Duncan rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. At 4.5%, #A5533D carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. 49 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. This is palette 7 of John Duncan's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.