Values in Tom Thomson rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Tom Thomson keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 4.6% is devoted to #DFAF66, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The value range of 50 units sits in the comfortable middle: enough depth, enough light, neither extreme. In the context of Tom Thomson's full range of palettes, group 4 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.