Mid-key values give Michael Wutky its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Michael Wutky tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The saturated accent, #A88F62, registers at 7.3% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. At 46 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Michael Wutky's complete body of work advances.