Values in Michael Stroj rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. 32.9% of the palette belongs to #252324, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. #C09C42 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.1%). The palette spans 53 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Michael Stroj's complete body of work advances.