Purchase of a Slave

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Purchase of a Slave by Jean-Leon Gerome

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
38.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
28.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
24.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#785332 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 38.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 28.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 38.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Purchase of a Slave" reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #FAD89E pulls the eye.

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