Wilhelm Frey keeps values measured and balanced, a hallmark of tonal restraint. Neither warm nor cool has the upper hand here; the equilibrium between the two generates the palette's visual energy. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. #49401E functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (6.6%). From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 59 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 2 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Wilhelm Frey's complete body of work advances.