still life occupies the comfortable middle of the value scale, avoiding both extremes to hold the eye in a sustained middle grey. The palette orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma is held at a comfortable level - distinct colours, but no single hue is allowed to overwhelm. #CEA55A delivers the chromatic peak at only 7.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. Spanning 53 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation.