Mid-key values give symbolic painting its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Yellow, ochre, sienna: warm hues deployed as the palette's primary energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. Only 6.1% is devoted to #D7C292, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. At 53 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate.