The Last Watch of Hero

Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The Last Watch of Hero by Frederic Leighton

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
21.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#4A2B12 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 59°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Last Watch of Hero" (1880) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber. One color carries 51% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D8682C pulls the eye.

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