The value structure of Louis Gauffier is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Temperature is balanced: the palette pits warm earth against cool sky without declaring a winner. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. The highest-chroma note - #BCA667 - appears at just 2.5%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. At 66 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. The palette is a signature: Louis Gauffier's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.