The value structure of Louis de Schryver is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm hues command this palette; Louis de Schryver favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. The saturated accent, #603B1F, registers at 11.2% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 72 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. This is palette 1 of Louis de Schryver's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.