Values in Juan Manuel Blanes rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Juan Manuel Blanes deploys as the palette's primary energy. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #D6C495 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.0%). 60 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. Juan Manuel Blanes arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.