Nicolae Vermont keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. 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. Only 6.9% is devoted to #D7AD92, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 51 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. This is palette 8 of Nicolae Vermont's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.