The value structure of Maximilien Luce is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #4A453F claims 25.1% of the surface, functioning as the work's tonal foundation. #5F3528 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.8%). The value range spans 58 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. In the context of Maximilien Luce's full range of palettes, group 9 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.