Fishermen at Sea

Tate Britain, London, UK

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Fishermen at Sea by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
12.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
5.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#1A1E18 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 124°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 12.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 5.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 12.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Fishermen at Sea" (1796) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Yellow. One color carries 38% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #A59960 pulls the eye.

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