Valley of Ornans

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Valley of Ornans by Gustave Courbet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
35.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#5E4F4B gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 41°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 35.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 35.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Valley of Ornans" (1858) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 31% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #B1C7EC pulls the eye.

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