Girls Playing in Surf

Lustrous Mellow
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
Girls Playing in Surf by Edward Henry Potthast

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
66.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#B1A079 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 89°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 66.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 66.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Girls Playing in Surf" reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #B86622 pulls the eye.

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