Mid-key values give Proto Renaissance its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warmth dominates - the palette leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #9A674E functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.5%). 52 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony.