The Plains of Heaven

Tate Britain, London, UK · 306.7 x 198.8 cm

Soft Mellow
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
The Plains of Heaven by John Martin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
46.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#6B6E66 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 113°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 46.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 46.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Plains of Heaven" (1853) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cool Grey and Cream. One color carries 31% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #0F4B80 pulls the eye.

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