Light floods animal painting; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. Built on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. Saturation is deliberately withheld - the beauty here lies in the near-monochromatic gradations rather than colour difference. A single dominant - #F7F3E9 at 35.6% - sets the character of the whole composition. #9C483E delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.2% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. A value spread of 56 units gives the palette both depth and air - shadows are genuinely dark, lights genuinely light. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source.