Values in Maria Blanchard rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm hues command this palette; Maria Blanchard favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #AF9144 delivers the chromatic peak at only 5.1% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 67 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Maria Blanchard's palette 1 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.