The sea

Private Collection · 115.6 x 87 cm

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The sea by Arnold Böcklin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
54.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
23.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
21.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A17963 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 55°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 54.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 23.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 54.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The sea" reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #EED6AD pulls the eye.

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