Mid-key values give Joseph DeCamp its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 3.8% is devoted to #ABA13F, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. A value spread of 63 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The palette is a signature: Joseph DeCamp's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.