The Unicorne

Private Collection · 50 x 34.5 cm

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.
The Unicorne by Gustave Moreau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
34.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#5D4E3A orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 78°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 34.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 34.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Unicorne" (1884) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. One color carries 33% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #922A14 pulls the eye.

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