The value structure of self-portrait is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. #E5A54F delivers the chromatic peak at only 9.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Spanning 54 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation.