Layton's Lake, Algoma

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Layton's Lake, Algoma by J. E. H. MacDonald

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
46.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#756E5F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 90°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 46.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 46.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Layton's Lake, Algoma" (1919) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Sage. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #664744 pulls the eye.

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