Values in Nuno Gonc?alves rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Nuno Gonc?alves carry the compositional weight. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. The saturated accent, #B55D40, registers at 5.3% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. A value spread of 67 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Nuno Gonc?alves's complete body of work advances.