The Harbour and the Quays at Port-en-Bessin

67 x 84.5 cm

Weathered Slate
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Harbour and the Quays at Port-en-Bessin by Georges Seurat

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
69.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#A8AAAA gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 180°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 69.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 69.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Harbour and the Quays at Port-en-Bessin" (1888) reads as a lit, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Cream and Cool Grey. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #806F3D pulls the eye.

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