Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Warmth dominates - the palette of Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #E0DCCD delivers the chromatic peak at only 6.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The full value range is 62 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. This is palette 1 of Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.