The value structure of Merry Joseph Blondel is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. 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. Only 10.0% is devoted to #4A3216, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 72 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. Merry Joseph Blondel arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.