Fishermen at Sea

Tate Modern, London, UK · 91 x 122 cm

Dusky Gamboge
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Fishermen at Sea by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#353513 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 105°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Fishermen at Sea" (1796) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow. One color carries 73% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition.

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