Lajos Gulacsy keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #AA6148 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (3.6%). At 39 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Lajos Gulacsy's complete body of work advances.