Prometheus

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Prometheus by Arnold Böcklin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
26.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#493C36 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 58°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 26.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 26.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Prometheus" (1883) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #A99143 pulls the eye.

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