José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza deploys as the palette's primary energy. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The saturated accent, #CAA45F, registers at 3.3% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. 54 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. Taken together, these qualities constitute José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza's chromatic voice - distinctive enough to be read across an entire body of work.