Lappings of the waves

Private Collection · 167.6 x 254 cm

Gleaming Heather
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Lappings of the waves by Anders Zorn

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
62.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#B28F93 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 13°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 62.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 62.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Lappings of the waves" (1887) reads as a lit, mid-saturation warm palette built around Dusty Pink and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B54F2E pulls the eye.

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