Hesperus. The Evening Star
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.
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light dark
0
100
46.8
vivid muted
0
100
12.3
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-6.5
Distribution
avg L 46.8
darklight
avg C 12.3
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 46.8 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Hesperus. The Evening Star" (1870) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Sage. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #334170 pulls the eye.
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