Values in John Steuart Curry rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #916838 delivers the chromatic peak at only 11.6% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The value range of 53 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. John Steuart Curry's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.