William Brymner sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. The palette achieves thermal balance - reds and blues, ochres and greens, each holding the other in check. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. The highest-chroma note - #573D26 - appears at just 6.0%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The value range spans 65 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. The palette is a signature: William Brymner's particular sense of value, warmth, and colour weight made legible.