self-portrait distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Warm hues command this palette; it favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 1.8% is devoted to #EBDABB, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The full value range is 64 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form.