Mid-key values give Maria Chmielowska its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warmth dominates - the palette of Maria Chmielowska leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. The most saturated colour, #523F29, is reserved to 6.5% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The palette spans 52 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. In the context of Maria Chmielowska's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.