Values in Northern Renaissance rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. #BC8557 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.0%). A value spread of 73 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light.