Hudson River

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Hudson River by John Frederick Kensett

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
48.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#727375 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 288°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 48.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 48.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Hudson River" reads as a mid, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B7BBD5 pulls the eye.

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