The Tub

Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT, US · 70 x 70 cm

Lustrous Calico
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
The Tub by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
52.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
19.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#8F7860 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 70°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 52.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 19.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 52.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Tub" (1886) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #504449 pulls the eye.

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