The Swing

Wallace Collection, London, UK · 64.2 x 81 cm

Brooding Lichen
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
The Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
30.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-2.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#424941 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 139°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 30.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 30.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Swing" (1767) reads as a deep, whisper-saturation balanced palette built around Sage and Cool Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #8C6958 pulls the eye.

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