Water Lilies

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Water Lilies by Claude Monet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
48.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
22.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-2.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#6A7477 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 233°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 48.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 22.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 48.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Water Lilies" (1916) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Slate. One color carries 68% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #7F8185 pulls the eye.

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