Ships in the stillness of the night

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.
Ships in the stillness of the night by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-4.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#2D372E black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 147°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ships in the stillness of the night" (1888) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Sage. One color carries 77% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #546264 pulls the eye.

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