literary painting sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warm hues command this palette; it favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. At 5.6%, #E0D0A9 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. 60 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.