Surf, Isles of Shoals

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Surf, Isles of Shoals by Childe Hassam

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
53.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-4.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#758381 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 181°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 53.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 53.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Surf, Isles of Shoals" (1913) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #3A5C94 pulls the eye.

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