Alexander and Bucephalus (detail)

Dusky Tawny
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Alexander and Bucephalus (detail) by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
33.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
23.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
15.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#604B2E orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 76°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 33.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 23.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 33.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Alexander and Bucephalus (detail)" (1861) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #AE5521 pulls the eye.

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