The high-key values of Synthetic Cubism give it an effulgent, almost bleached quality. The palette orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. At 1.1%, #88A5E1 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 67 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth.