Values in mythological painting rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. The most saturated colour, #E2DDD3, is reserved to 6.1% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. At 67 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings.