Samuel Mutzner is high-key - luminous, open, and weighted toward light. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. Saturation is measured and controlled, giving the palette presence without visual aggression. #B99971 delivers the chromatic peak at only 11.7% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. At 37 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 1 of Samuel Mutzner's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.