Values in Simone Martini rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. Chroma is held at a comfortable level - distinct colours, but no single hue is allowed to overwhelm. #9F5536 delivers the chromatic peak at only 3.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. At 71 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. Together these qualities point to the open-air Impressionist method: recording light rather than local colour. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Simone Martini's complete body of work advances.