Self-Portrait with Cod's Head
Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
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light dark
0
100
44.1
vivid muted
0
100
16.8
warm cool
-30
0
+50
1.4
Distribution
avg L 44.1
darklight
avg C 16.8
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 44.1 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Self-Portrait with Cod's Head" (1940) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #8F4C23 pulls the eye.
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