Long Island Sound at Darien

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.
Long Island Sound at Darien by John Frederick Kensett

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
60.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#939286 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 101°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 60.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 60.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Long Island Sound at Darien" reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #745F2A pulls the eye.

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