Oedipus and the Sphinx
Dusky Tawny
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
37.3
vivid muted
0
100
18.0
warm cool
-30
0
+50
14.7
Distribution
avg L 37.3
darklight
avg C 18.0
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 37.3 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Oedipus and the Sphinx" (1864) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #EFC16E pulls the eye.
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