Virginie Demont-Breton keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Virginie Demont-Breton orchestrates warmth above all else - reds, ambers, and siennas take the lead. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. At 4.7%, #C27543 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. At 48 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. This is palette 1 of Virginie Demont-Breton's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.