Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City

White House, Washington, DC, US

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City by Henry Ossawa Tanner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
63.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#9D9B78 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 105°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 63.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 63.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City" (1886) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #181813 pulls the eye.

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