David

Hammer Museum ( University of California), Los Angeles, CA, US

Lustrous Calico
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
David by Gustave Moreau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
61.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
15.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#AC8F7A orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 62°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 61.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 61.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"David" (1878) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches.

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