The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons

Tate Modern, London, UK · 120 x 90 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
43.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#636759 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 118°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 43.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 43.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons" (1810) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #6B8282 pulls the eye.

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