The Sleeping Medusa

Smoldering Laterite
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
The Sleeping Medusa by Fernand Khnopff

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#3D2F24 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 63°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Sleeping Medusa" (1896) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 35% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #CADAD7 pulls the eye.

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