Vaclav Jansa works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Vaclav Jansa orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. Only 5.6% is devoted to #E3BF90, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. 59 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. This is palette 1 of Vaclav Jansa's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.