Values in William Hoare rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm hues command this palette; William Hoare favours the reds, oranges, and yellows of firelight and earth. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The most saturated colour, #D6C4A4, is reserved to 7.8% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. 55 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. The palette is recognisably William Hoare's own: particular in its temperature, chroma, and the economy of its brightest note.