The Star

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Star by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
50.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#82746E gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 51°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 50.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 50.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Star" (1871) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #DDCBB0 pulls the eye.

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