Vasily Perov keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #BC8945 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (4.4%). Spanning 49 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. Palette 7 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Vasily Perov's complete body of work advances.