Josef Capek works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Josef Capek deploys as the palette's primary energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #C4A26E delivers the chromatic peak at only 5.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The value range of 51 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. In the context of Josef Capek's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.