War

Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland · 222 x 170 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
War by Arnold Böcklin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#57473B orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"War" (1896) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #BEA778 pulls the eye.

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