Mid-key values give Neo-Impressionism its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Built on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. At 6.5%, #9C713F carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The value range of 50 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky.