Romanticism occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The palette balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #CDAA74 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.0%). The full value range is 64 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form.