Melancholy

Philips Collection, Washington, DC, US

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Melancholy by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
15.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#482F2A red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 37°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Melancholy" (1874) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Dusty Pink. One color carries 34% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #962E1E pulls the eye.

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