Self Portrait in a Soft Hat

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, US · 26 x 19 cm

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.
Self Portrait in a Soft Hat by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#423535 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 17°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self Portrait in a Soft Hat" (1858) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Dusty Pink and Red. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #56261C pulls the eye.

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