On the Racecourse

Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
On the Racecourse by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
28.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-2.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#3C4631 lime

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 126°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 28.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 28.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"On the Racecourse" (1860) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Green. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #713F1A pulls the eye.

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