Self-Portrait

Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US · 40.6 x 34.3 cm

Smoldering Stone
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Self-Portrait by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#433028 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 53°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self-Portrait" (1855) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #EBB97F pulls the eye.

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