The high-key values of Matej Sternen give it an effulgent, almost bleached quality. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. #C99332 delivers the chromatic peak at only 7.6% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 28 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. This is palette 1 of Matej Sternen's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.