The Portrait of a Sergeant
Lustrous Calico
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
53.8
vivid muted
0
100
22.4
warm cool
-30
0
+50
13.3
Distribution
avg L 53.8
darklight
avg C 22.4
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 53.8 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Portrait of a Sergeant" (1874) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B35A3E pulls the eye.
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