Two Riders by a Lake

Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Paris, France

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Two Riders by a Lake by Edgar Degas

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
59.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#8F8F81 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 107°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 59.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 59.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Two Riders by a Lake" (1861) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cool Grey and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #0E0F0F pulls the eye.

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