Nikolai Ge keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Nikolai Ge tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #A79014 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (3.1%). The value range spans 65 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Nikolai Ge's complete body of work advances.