Pygmalion and Galatea

Private Collection · 88.9 x 68.6 cm

Soft Stone
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
44.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#726763 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 43°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 44.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 44.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Pygmalion and Galatea" (1890) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #6496BF pulls the eye.

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