The Shipwreck

Aivazovsky National Art Gallery, Feodosiya, Ukraine · 136 x 170 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.
The Shipwreck by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
50.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#8F7268 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 45°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 50.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 50.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Shipwreck" (1876) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E4916C pulls the eye.

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