Spleen et Idéal

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Spleen et Idéal by Carlos Schwabe

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
43.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#71645E gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 49°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 43.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 43.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Spleen et Idéal" (1907) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Mauve. One color carries 31% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D1976A pulls the eye.

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