Nocturne in Black and Gold – the Falling Rocket

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, US · 46.6 x 60.2 cm

Sepulchral Schist
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Schist Layered dark gray - the color of metamorphic schist rock, cool and mineral.
Nocturne in Black and Gold – the Falling Rocket by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-5.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#2E3B2E gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 142°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne in Black and Gold – the Falling Rocket" (1875) reads as a deep, muted-saturation cool palette built around Sage and Cool Grey. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #746623 pulls the eye.

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