Neoclassicism sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. #AA230C functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.4%). A value spread of 60 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.