Boys Playing on the Shore
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.
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light dark
0
100
63.4
vivid muted
0
100
10.5
warm cool
-30
0
+50
4.0
Distribution
avg L 63.4
darklight
avg C 10.5
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 63.4 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Boys Playing on the Shore" (1884) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Cream. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #6B5A3A pulls the eye.
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