Ships at Night

Lustrous Heather
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Ships at Night by Edward Moran

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
46.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#876749 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 69°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 46.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 46.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ships at Night" reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #FBE99C pulls the eye.

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