Xavier Martinez distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Every colour is desaturated; the palette proceeds through near-neutrals and gently-coloured greys. The saturated accent, #251A0E, registers at 7.8% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. Value range is moderate at 49 units - enough contrast for legibility, not so much as to fragment the tonal unity. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Xavier Martinez arrived at this balance through long practice; the palette carries the weight of that experience.