New Realism occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The palette tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. Only 4.3% is devoted to #B49762, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 55 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source.