Water Lilies

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Water Lilies by Claude Monet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
52.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#887981 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 344°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 52.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 52.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Water Lilies" (1903) reads as a mid, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Mauve and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #C1B286 pulls the eye.

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