Dancers Backstage (detail)

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Dancers Backstage (detail) by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
32.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
22.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#534E2D yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 98°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 32.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 22.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 32.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Dancers Backstage (detail)" (1876) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #A06537 pulls the eye.

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