Mid-key values give Proto Renaissance its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Warm hues command this palette; it favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The most saturated colour, #2A3447, is reserved to 4.2% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. Spanning 50 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation.