The value structure of Sarah Purser is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warm hues command this palette; Sarah Purser favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. #9A7144 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.6%). At 56 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. This is palette 1 of Sarah Purser's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.