Paul Kane keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. At 3.4%, #0C0C24 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. The full value range is 73 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. Paul Kane arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.