Values in Paul Ranson rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Paul Ranson 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. The highest-chroma note - #D7AF4F - appears at just 10.8%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The value range of 54 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. The palette reads as an Impressionist one - light-biased, chromatically direct, and built on temperature contrast rather than value opposition. Paul Ranson arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.