self-portrait is strongly light-biased - shadow is suggested rather than declared. Warmth dominates - the palette leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The palette gives 29.7% of the composition to a single #E9DFD6 - a decisive chromatic anchor. #C85C3D functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (2.1%). 65 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.