The Sierras near Lake Tahoe

Berry-Hill Galleries, New York City, NY, US · 39.4 x 53.3 cm

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
The Sierras near Lake Tahoe by Albert Bierstadt

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
58.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#908B80 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 90°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 58.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 58.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Sierras near Lake Tahoe" (1865) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Beige. One color carries 32% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #BCC9D2 pulls the eye.

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