Mid-key values give Ralph Hedley its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. #251B11 delivers the chromatic peak at only 3.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 64 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Palette 3 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Ralph Hedley's complete body of work advances.