Hero and Leander's farewell

Tate Modern, London, UK · 146 x 236 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Hero and Leander's farewell by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
40.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#775A49 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 57°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 40.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 40.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Hero and Leander's farewell" (1837) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches.

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