Still Life with Black Knives
Soft Mellow
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
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light dark
0
100
51.9
vivid muted
0
100
15.0
warm cool
-30
0
+50
6.8
Distribution
avg L 51.9
darklight
avg C 15.0
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 51.9 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Still Life with Black Knives" (1896) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #9FB067 pulls the eye.
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