Mid-key values give symbolic painting its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. The palette tilts toward cool - blues and silver-greys carry the structural weight. Mid-saturation across the board: the palette has colour character without chromatic excess. #C65D20 delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.0% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. At 57 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively.