The Carpet Merchant
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.
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light dark
0
100
45.4
vivid muted
0
100
14.7
warm cool
-30
0
+50
8.3
Distribution
avg L 45.4
darklight
avg C 14.7
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 45.4 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Carpet Merchant" (1887) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #4A5259 pulls the eye.
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