Michael Zeno Diemer sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Cool hues prevail: blues, greens, and greys anchor the palette's emotional temperature. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. #A7864C delivers the chromatic peak at only 3.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. 57 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Michael Zeno Diemer arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.