Nocturne

Tenebrous Sienna
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Nocturne by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
14.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
2.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#242426 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 299°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 14.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 2.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 14.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne" (1870) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Slate. One color carries 89% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #323538 pulls the eye.

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