The Lacemaker

Louvre, Paris, France · 24 x 21 cm

Dusky Schist
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Schist Layered dark gray - the color of metamorphic schist rock, cool and mineral.
The Lacemaker by Johannes Vermeer

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
37.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#60564B orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 75°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 37.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 37.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Lacemaker" (1669) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Cool Grey. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #65462C pulls the eye.

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