Values in Julian Ashton tilt decisively toward white, giving the palette its luminous character. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues that Julian Ashton deploys as the palette's primary energy. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The dominant colour, #E9DCCF, takes 33.6% of the total area, establishing the overall mood before any other hue is introduced. #B4A374 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (3.9%). At 60 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Julian Ashton's palette 1 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.