Nocturne: Grey and Gold

47 x 62.3 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Nocturne: Grey and Gold by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
28.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
5.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#4A4142 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 19°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 28.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 5.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 28.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne: Grey and Gold" (1871) reads as a deep, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Dusty Pink. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #7F7369 pulls the eye.

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