The Barricade (Civil War)

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.
The Barricade (Civil War) by Edouard Manet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
53.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#88806F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 87°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 53.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 53.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Barricade (Civil War)" (1871) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #77696A pulls the eye.

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