Values in Symbolism rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm hues command this palette; it favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. Only 2.1% is devoted to #996549, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. Value range is moderate at 49 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity.