wildlife painting sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. The artist keeps warm and cool in parity, a balance that lends the work a perceptual shimmer. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. #5F6543 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (5.9%). 61 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls.