Water Lilies
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.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
57.1
vivid muted
0
100
14.2
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-11.4
Distribution
avg L 57.1
darklight
avg C 14.2
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 57.1 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Water Lilies" (1906) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Sage. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #A5B7A2 pulls the eye.
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