The Home of the Heron

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
The Home of the Heron by George Inness

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#574636 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 68°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Home of the Heron" (1893) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. One color carries 94% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition.

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