The Cliffs at Etretat

Private Collection · 109.5 x 87.5 cm

Lustrous Slate
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Cliffs at Etretat by Eugene Boudin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-5.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#7C899E blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 275°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Cliffs at Etretat" (1890) reads as a mid, mid-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Blue. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #362C23 pulls the eye.

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