Max Pechstein occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. A single dominant - #2D2925 at 33.9% - sets the character of the whole composition. The most saturated colour, #DFAA63, is reserved to 2.9% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The full value range is 58 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. Max Pechstein's palette 2 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.