Whalers

Silvery Slate
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Whalers by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
72.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#B3B1A9 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 90°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 72.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 72.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Whalers" (1845) reads as a lit, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Beige and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #583B2B pulls the eye.

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