Portrait of Louis Pasteur

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France · 155 x 127.5 cm

Smoldering Stone
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Portrait of Louis Pasteur by Albert Edelfelt

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
18.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#37271E orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 59°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 18.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 18.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Portrait of Louis Pasteur" (1885) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. One color carries 43% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #A67A44 pulls the eye.

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