Happiness of returning

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Happiness of returning by Giorgio de Chirico

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
18.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#2B2C1C black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 117°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 18.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 18.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Happiness of returning" (1915) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. One color carries 46% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #128D7D pulls the eye.

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