The Rock Needle and Porte d’Aval, Etretat
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.
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light dark
0
100
58.0
vivid muted
0
100
16.3
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-6.7
Distribution
avg L 58.0
darklight
avg C 16.3
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 58.0 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Rock Needle and Porte d’Aval, Etretat" (1885) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #5F5450 pulls the eye.
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