A Storm (Shipwreck)

British Museum, London, UK

Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
A Storm (Shipwreck) by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#9C9F84 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 110°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Storm (Shipwreck)" (1823) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cool Grey and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #4E4126 pulls the eye.

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