Mid-key values give T. C. Steele its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. T. C. Steele 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. #845135 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.2%). The full value range is 64 units: broad enough to build convincing three-dimensional form. This is the light T. C. Steele preferred, made measurable.