Before the Ballet (detail)

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Before the Ballet (detail) by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#403618 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 88°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Before the Ballet (detail)" (1890) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #2A3413 pulls the eye.

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