Vasily Sadovnikov works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. Only 3.9% is devoted to #A0BEE7, yet that small allocation delivers the palette's entire chromatic tension. The palette spans 50 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. The palette is a signature: Vasily Sadovnikov's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.