Mid-key values give Max Kurzweil its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #E0D4C3 delivers the chromatic peak at only 5.9% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The palette spans 50 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 1 of Max Kurzweil's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.