self-portrait occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. Temperature reads distinctly warm: the reds and earth tones carry the compositional weight. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The saturated accent, #895D38, registers at 6.9% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. The palette spans 53 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama.