Mid-key values give Karl Bodmer its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The most saturated colour, #170F09, is reserved to 6.5% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. A value spread of 72 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. In the context of Karl Bodmer's full range of palettes, group 6 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.