Tempest on the Northern sea

276 x 202 cm

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.
Tempest on the Northern sea by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#96846A orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 80°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Tempest on the Northern sea" (1865) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. One color carries 42% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #FCF3C2 pulls the eye.

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