Light floods Vadym Meller; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. Vadym Meller balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. #D3724B delivers the chromatic peak at only 6.7% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 56 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Together these qualities point to the open-air Impressionist method: recording light rather than local colour. Palette 1 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Vadym Meller's complete body of work advances.