Painter at the easel

British Museum, London, UK · 14 x 19 cm

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Painter at the easel by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#91837B orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 57°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Painter at the easel" reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #4C5783 pulls the eye.

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