Values in symbolic painting rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool are kept in productive tension, creating the kind of chromatic harmony that sustains the eye. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #CEB266 delivers the chromatic peak at only 1.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 62 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth.