Mid-key values give Joseph Michael Gandy its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #866846 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (9.3%). At 68 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. In the context of Joseph Michael Gandy's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.