The Riesengebirge

Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

Lustrous Heather
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Riesengebirge by Caspar David Friedrich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
44.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#676966 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 125°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 44.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 44.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Riesengebirge" (1830) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Mauve and Yellow. One color carries 41% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #95A4C6 pulls the eye.

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