Cathedral Church at Lincoln

British Museum, London, UK · 35 x 45 cm

Weathered Heather
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Cathedral Church at Lincoln by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
68.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#B1A496 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 75°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 68.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 68.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Cathedral Church at Lincoln" (1795) reads as a lit, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #422212 pulls the eye.

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