Values in Vasily Polenov rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warmth dominates - the palette of Vasily Polenov leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The most saturated colour, #C8B993, is reserved to 4.6% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. At 56 units of value range, the palette has the tonal breadth to sustain complex spatial readings. The palette is a signature: Vasily Polenov's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.