Pericles Pantazis sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. #CBBB88 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.6%). The value range spans 70 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. The combination of mid-to-high key, balanced temperature, and elevated chroma is characteristic of Impressionist observation: light broken into its component hues. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Pericles Pantazis's complete body of work advances.