self-portrait sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. 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 highest-chroma note - #3D2622 - appears at just 6.5%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 66 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth.