Sailing

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, US · 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Sailing by Edward Hopper

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
75.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#B7BABA gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 209°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 75.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 75.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sailing" (1911) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. One color carries 86% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #282A35 pulls the eye.

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