Alexander and Bucephalus (detail)

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Alexander and Bucephalus (detail) by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
34.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
38.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
32.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#74451D orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 63°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 34.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 38.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 34.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Alexander and Bucephalus (detail)" (1861) reads as a shadowed, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D27D28 pulls the eye.

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