Ilyssus from the Parthenon

Gleaming Tawny
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Ilyssus from the Parthenon by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
66.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
35.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#B999A3 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 3°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 66.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 35.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 66.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ilyssus from the Parthenon" (1908) reads as a lit, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #30594A pulls the eye.

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