Phlegethon

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK

Weathered Sage
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Phlegethon by John Duncan

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
72.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#BCB1A5 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 74°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 72.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 72.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Phlegethon" reads as a lit, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Sage. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #4C2B24 pulls the eye.

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