The Arms Merchant
Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
36.1
vivid muted
0
100
18.2
warm cool
-30
0
+50
13.4
Distribution
avg L 36.1
darklight
avg C 18.2
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 36.1 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Arms Merchant" (1878) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #CCA557 pulls the eye.
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- theater design
- jewelry brands
- tobacco-adjacent retail
- event branding
- film & entertainment
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