The value structure of Juan de Valdes Leal is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm hues command this palette; Juan de Valdes Leal favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #E3CFAD functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.9%). At 72 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Juan de Valdes Leal arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.