Vanity

Royal Academy of Arts (RA), London, UK · 57.1 x 38.1 cm

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.
Vanity by Frank Cadogan Cowper

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
28.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
28.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
25.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#5C3720 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 59°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 28.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 28.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 28.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Vanity" (1907) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. One color carries 33% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #B77722 pulls the eye.

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