Nocturne: Black and Gold – The Fire Wheel

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Nocturne: Black and Gold – The Fire Wheel by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
14.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
4.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-1.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#222520 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 131°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 14.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 4.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 14.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne: Black and Gold – The Fire Wheel" (1875) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Sage. One color carries 59% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #111211 pulls the eye.

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