Chandelier sets the weight of the palette in optimism and clarity, and Pit Black is the swatch that breaks rank: a single magenta that stops the set reading as one note. Pit Black to Programme White spans 90 points of lightness, so the palette can carry its own hierarchy without reaching for a second one. Saturation averages 60 percent with Curtain Red at the top, which is loud enough that the palette will fight anything else on the page.
Pit Black a deep berry or plum-magenta, intensity matured into richness.
Curtain Red a deep oxblood or garnet, red aged into authority rather than warning.
Gilt Gold a citrus-bright orange: enthusiasm, playfulness, an unmistakable call to attention.
Chandelier an electric, high-visibility yellow: caution and euphoria share the same wavelength here.
Programme White a pale butter yellow, gentle brightness, comfort more than alarm.
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