The Window

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, US · 146.1 x 116.8 cm

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Window by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
53.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-2.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#798278 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 136°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 53.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 53.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Window" (1916) reads as a mid, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Cool Grey and Sage. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #A65D27 pulls the eye.

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