Richard Gerstl is high in key: pale, luminous, and filled with optical air. Richard Gerstl orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma is held at a comfortable level - distinct colours, but no single hue is allowed to overwhelm. #FBDCAA at 48.6% of the palette: an overwhelming presence that pulls all other colours into its gravitational field. The saturated accent, #D6B99F, registers at 0.6% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 62 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. In the context of Richard Gerstl's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.