Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow

Fogg Museum (Harvard Art Museums), Cambridge, MA, US · 62.9 x 46.4 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
23.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#808A64 lime

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 118°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 23.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow" (1876) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Green. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #534B3B pulls the eye.

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