St. Peter's from the south

British Museum, London, UK · 22.8 x 36.8 cm

Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
St. Peter's from the south by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
49.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
27.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#7F764C yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 96°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 49.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 27.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 49.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"St. Peter's from the south" (1819) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #67420D pulls the eye.

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