The Excursionists

Petit Palais, Geneva, Switzerland · 92 x 65 cm

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
The Excursionists by Henri-Edmond Cross

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#978677 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 68°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Excursionists" (1894) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B2B4B9 pulls the eye.

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