Mid-key values give Realism its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The dominant temperature is warm, with earth tones and fire-hues setting the emotional key. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. Only 4.3% is devoted to #D0A159, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The full value range is 58 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form.