Self-portrait

Tenebrous Lichen
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Self-portrait by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
24.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-4.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#323B36 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 155°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 24.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 24.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self-portrait" (1874) reads as a deep, muted-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Sage. One color carries 33% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E5D7B7 pulls the eye.

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