Afternoon in September
Gleaming Mellow
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
73.0
vivid muted
0
100
18.2
warm cool
-30
0
+50
5.5
Distribution
avg L 73.0
darklight
avg C 18.2
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 73.0 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Afternoon in September" (1913) reads as a lit, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Yellow. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #B17630 pulls the eye.
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- ceramics & pottery
- boutique hospitality
- menswear
- heritage food brands
- craft & artisan brands
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