Joseph Wolf keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Joseph Wolf keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The saturated accent, #C0A486, registers at 7.5% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The value range spans 64 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Joseph Wolf's complete body of work advances.