Study of Sky, Setting Sun

Silvery Flaxen
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Flaxen Pale golden yellow - the color of dried flax or blonde hair in sunlight.
Study of Sky, Setting Sun by Eugene Delacroix

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
75.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#B7BBB8 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 128°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 75.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 75.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Study of Sky, Setting Sun" (1849) reads as a lit, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Yellow and Cool Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #D0AC93 pulls the eye.

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