The value structure of Pieter Neefs I is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones from Pieter Neefs I carry the compositional weight. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The most saturated colour, #5A4325, is reserved to 10.0% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The full value range is 64 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. This is palette 1 of Pieter Neefs I's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.