The value structure of Nicola Bertucci is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warmth dominates - the palette of Nicola Bertucci leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. At 3.8%, #5B240D carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The full value range is 80 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. This is palette 1 of Nicola Bertucci's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.