nude painting (nu) is high-key - luminous, open, and weighted toward light. The palette balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. #CEA36A functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (12.2%). The palette spans 52 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. Together these qualities point to the open-air Impressionist method: recording light rather than local colour.