San Giorgio Maggiore in the Morning

British Museum, London, UK · 28 x 22 cm

Subdued Slate
Subdued Held back from full expression - moderate values, restrained chroma, controlled.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
San Giorgio Maggiore in the Morning by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
68.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
6.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#A6A8A6 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 137°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 68.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 6.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 68.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"San Giorgio Maggiore in the Morning" (1819) reads as a lit, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Cool Grey and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #474E5B pulls the eye.

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