The Discovery of the True Cross and St. Helena

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Discovery of the True Cross and St. Helena by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
54.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#8D8177 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 54.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 54.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Discovery of the True Cross and St. Helena" (1745) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Slate and Amber. One color carries 34% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #723A1C pulls the eye.

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