Mid-key values give Thomas Pollock Anshutz its characteristic quietness - nothing blazes, nothing disappears. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. At 4.0%, #793A2A carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 63 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. These proportions encode Thomas Pollock Anshutz's instinctive sense of how much of each quality the eye can hold.