Light floods Louis Wain; the palette keeps values pale and airy across its range. Heat pervades this palette; warm chromatic identities outweigh cool ones at almost every weight. Muted throughout, the palette achieves its effects through value and temperature rather than chromatic force. A single dominant - #FDFDFD at 30.3% - sets the character of the whole composition. #EBD5CE delivers the chromatic peak at only 7.6% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The palette spans 36 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. In the context of Louis Wain's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.