Clipping iceberg

Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Ashen Slate
Ashen Pale, washed-out gray - desaturated, the color of cold ash or faded pigment.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Clipping iceberg by Caspar David Friedrich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
63.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
2.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-1.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#979A9B gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 202°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 63.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 2.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 63.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Clipping iceberg" (1823) reads as a lit, whisper-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Cool Grey. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #898982 pulls the eye.

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