Cliffs of Etretat

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.
Cliffs of Etretat by Gustave Loiseau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#8B8A87 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 75°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Cliffs of Etretat" (1902) reads as a mid, whisper-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #796730 pulls the eye.

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