Sea Nymphs

Soft Calico
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
Sea Nymphs by Henri-Pierre Picou

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
60.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-5.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#869588 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 148°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 60.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 60.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sea Nymphs" (1871) reads as a mid, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Beige and Teal. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #359686 pulls the eye.

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