Salt Meadow in October

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Salt Meadow in October by John Frederick Kensett

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
48.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#836D68 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 38°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 48.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 48.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Salt Meadow in October" reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Mauve and Red. One color carries 38% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #6D2F25 pulls the eye.

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