Nocturne in Grey and Gold – Piccadilly

Soft Calico
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
Nocturne in Grey and Gold – Piccadilly by James McNeill Whistler

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
63.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#A79687 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 70°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 63.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 63.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nocturne in Grey and Gold – Piccadilly" (1881) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches.

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