Lunar night in the Crimea

Sepulchral Lichen
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Lunar night in the Crimea by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
16.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-2.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#222A22 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 137°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 16.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 16.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Lunar night in the Crimea" (1862) reads as a deep, mid-saturation cool palette built around Sage and Blue. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #5B522B pulls the eye.

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