Fable

Vienna Museum, Vienna, Austria · 84.5 x 117 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Fable by Gustav Klimt

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
26.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#423C28 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 92°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 26.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 26.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Fable" (1883) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Green and Amber. One color carries 42% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #4C2F11 pulls the eye.

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