Staffa, Fingal's Cave

Yale University Art Gallery (Yale University), New Haven, CT, US · 122 x 91.5 cm

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Staffa, Fingal's Cave by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
54.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#818279 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 107°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 54.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 54.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Staffa, Fingal's Cave" (1831) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Cool Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #291C12 pulls the eye.

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