Mid-key values give self-portrait its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The palette orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. The most saturated colour, #CA9F62, is reserved to 5.5% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. The value range spans 55 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy.