A Sunbeam over the Sea

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.
A Sunbeam over the Sea by Henry Moore

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
61.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-5.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#87969C blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 234°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 61.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 61.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Sunbeam over the Sea" (1890) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Slate. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D0CFC5 pulls the eye.

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