Before the Start
Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
57.8
vivid muted
0
100
26.8
warm cool
-30
0
+50
5.1
Distribution
avg L 57.8
darklight
avg C 26.8
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 57.8 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Before the Start" (1878) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #4B3317 pulls the eye.
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