The Golden Stairs

Tate Britain, London, UK · 269 x 116 cm

Lustrous Slate
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Golden Stairs by Edward Burne-Jones

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#958770 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 84°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Golden Stairs" (1880) reads as a mid, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Blue and Beige. One color carries 78% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #1C1915 pulls the eye.

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