The Invalid

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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.
The Invalid by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
32.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#594643 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 36°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 32.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 32.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Invalid" (1868) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Pink and Beige. One color carries 49% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #A5794C pulls the eye.

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