Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day)

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US · 66 x 93 cm

Weathered Slate
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day) by Claude Monet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
61.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#99929C gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 320°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 61.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 61.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day)" (1890) reads as a lit, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Warm Grey. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #785045 pulls the eye.

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