portrait sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warmth dominates - the palette leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 8.2% is devoted to #D4C09E, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. At 69 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings.